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DAILY FAMILY PRAYERS 




BY REV, RUFUS W, CLARK 



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LIBRARY OF CONGRESS. 



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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. 

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The Church in Thy House. 



DAILY FAMILY PRAYERS 



FOR 



MORNING AND EVENING. 



BY 



REV. RUFUS W. CLARK, 
Rector of St. Paul's Church, Detroit. 




NEW YORK : 
THOMAS WHITTAKER, 

2 & 3 Bible House. 
1890. 






The Library 
of Congress 



WASHINGTON 



Copyright, 1889, by 
THOMAS WHITTAKER. 



PRESS OF 
G. SHERWOOD & CO. 
NEW YORK. 



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There is a need to-day, on the part of many, for en- 
couragement and helps to prayer. Public worship is 
well provided for. Family worship has not the recog- 
nition it ought to have. There may be a spirit of devo- 
tion, and a sense of obligation as to the importance of 
religion in the home ; but for want of the knowledge of 
how to conduct worship, it is often neglected. 

It has been the design of the author and compiler 
of this Manual, to provide that which may easily be 
made use of by the head of a household in the starting 
of family worship. Be it in the morning or in the 
evening, or at such a time when all can most conveniently 
be gathered together, it should be a stated worship. 
Many interruptions and hindrances there maybe; but 
let there be a daily claim upon the Scriptural promise 
made to two or three " gathered together in His name," 



DIRECTIONS FOR FAMILY PRAYER. 



The Soipture readings given in full are for the first month. For the 
second, third and fourth months \ taking the Scriptures referred to by chap- 
ter and verse, will give variety, as well as a complete round of Bible in- 
struction bearing upon the subject for which special petition is made each 
day. 

The invitation " Let us pray " should be responded to by all kneeling. 

At the close of the morning and evening prayer for each day, all should 
unite audibly in the Lord's Prayer, which is printed only on this page. 
The closing benediction is here also given. 

OUR Father, who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy 
Name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on 
earth, As it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily 
bread. And forgive us our trespasses, As we forgive 
those who trespass against us. And lead us not into 
temptation ; But deliver us from evil : For thine is the 
kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and 
ever. Amen. 

The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of 
God, and the fellowship of the Holy Ghost, be with us 
all evermore. Amen. 



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HOW amiable are thy tabernacles, 
O Lord of hosts! 

2 My soul longeth, yea, even f aint- 
eth for the courts of the Lord ; my 
heart and my flesh crieth out for the 
living God. 

3 Yea, the sparrow hath found an 
house, and the swallow a nest for 
herself, where she may lay her young, 
even thine altars, O Lord of hosts, 
my King, and my God. 

4 Blessed are they that dwell in 
thy house: they will be still praising 
thee. 

5 Blessed is the man whose 
strength is in thee; in whose heart 
are the ways of them. 



6 Who passing through the valley 
of Baca make it a well; the rain also 
filleth the pools. 

7 They go from strength to 
strength; every one of them in Zion 
appeareth before God. 

8 O Lord God of hosts, hear my 
prayer: give ear, O God of Jacob. 

9 Behold, O God our shield, and 
look upon the face of thine annointed. 

io For a day in thy courts is better 
than a thousand: I had rather be a 
door-keeper in the house of my God, 
than to dwell in the tents of wicked- 
ness. 



Other selections from the Holy Scriptures for the second^ 
third and fourth months. 

Psalm xxvii., i-ii. — The Lord is my Light ane> 
Salvation. 
John ix., i-ii. — Jesus the Light of the World. 
Eph. v., -8-2 1. — Children of the Light. 



O THOU that didst divide the light from the darkness, 
shine into our hearts, and make us know those sins that 
are displeasing to thee. While thou art all pure, thou 
art all merciful. Have pity upon our infirmities. And 
since Christ is our helper as well as our propitiation, 
may his strength be in us, that we may overcome the 
sins that easily beset us. Make us to have a right 
understanding of ourselves, that we may neither cast 

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away our confidence from thee, nor place it anywhere 
but in thee. 

This day may our sacrifices be acceptable in thy 
sight ; our prayers and thanksgivings, and such gifts as 
we bring to thy house, may they be to thy praise on 
earth and to our store in heaven. As thou for- 
gettest our sins, make more worthy of remembrance 
our service. Illumine the path of duty. Make us to 
know what thou wouldst have us to do. May what we 
confess with our lips be manifest in our lives; and as 
we are fed at thy table, may we work in thy field. 

This day may thy Son be honored in the preaching 
of thy word, in the conversion, of sinners, and in the 
edification of thy saints : and as sacramental praises 
ascend to thy throne, let covenanted mercies come 
down to needy suppliants. 

Make speed to help, O God ! Thy people bless ! 
Remember thy ancient promises. < Able and willing art 
thou to restore Jacob to his inheritance and David's son 
to his possession. Accomplish the number of thine 
elect : and let Him whose right it is to reign, be king 
among men as he is king of saints. And thine shall be 
the glory in Christ our Saviour. Amen. 

Shed abroad, we beseech thee, O Lord, throughout 
the whole world, the gift of thy Holy Spirit : that the 
work wrought by divine goodness at the first preaching 
of the gospel, may now also be extended among believ- 
ing hearts, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

OUR Father, etc. 

The grace of our Lord, etc. 



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SURELY he hath borne our griefs, 
and carried our sorrows : yet 
we did esteem him stricken, smitten 
of God, ani afflicted. 

5 But be was wounded for oar 
transgressions, he was bruised for 
our iniquities : the chastisement of 
our peace was upon him ; and with 
his stripes we are healed. 

6 All we, like sheep, have gone 
astray ; we have turned every one 
to his own way : and the Lord hath 
laid on him the iniquity of us all. 



7 He was oppressed, and he was 
afflicted ; yet he opened not his 
mouth : he is brought as a lamb to 
the slaughter, and as a sheep before 
her shearers is dumb, so he openeth 
not his mouth. 

8 He was taken from prison and 
from judgment : and who shall de- 
clare h s generation ? for he was cut 
off out of the land of the living : for 
the transgression of my people was 
he stricken. 



Other selections from the Holy Scriptures for the second^ 
third and fourth months. 



Gen, xxii., 1-13 
John i. f 29-51.- 
Heb. ix., 11-28. 



— God will Provide a Lamb. 
-Behold the Lamb of God. 
—Redemption by Blood. 



O God, thou art all holy, all pure and all powerful. 
We will ascribe unto thee that worship which is thy due, 
and unworthy as we are, we beseech thee to accept our 
praise. 

Thou hast been our Creator, preserver and bountiful 
benefactor. But above all, thou hast sent thy Son to 
redeem us from sin, and to give us a knowledge and 
sense of our duty towards thee. For these and all thy 
mercies, we bless and praise thy holy name. 

Besides our homage, we would offer the grateful 
tribute of our lives, and we would dedicate ourselves to 



FIRST SUNDAY EVENING. 



thee and to thy service, separating ourselves henceforth 
more devotedly to a sober, righteous and godly life. 
And wilt thou keep us to this purpose. We can do no 
good thing without thee. So even in our promises and 
prayers, we need thy help. 

Give us more grace, dear Lord, and to each and every 
member of this family as shall seem best. Thou know- 
est our necessities. That which is weak do thou 
strengthen. That which is empty do thou fill. That 
which is sluggish do thou quicken. That which is cast 
down, cheer. And that which is amiss, do thou in thy 
own loving way correct. Give us more grace, and this 
we must have, if we are to be thy true children. And 
when the days of our pilgrimage are past, bring us to 
the heavenly home where we may spend an eternal 
Sabbath in thy presence. We ask all for the Redeemer's 
sake. Amen. 

GRANT unto us, O gracious Father, through the merits 
and intercession of thy Son, perfect pardon for what is 
past and repentance for all our sins, that for the time 
to come we may serve thee with a pure spirit and a 
contrite heart, with devout lips, and holy desires, for 
his name's sake. Amen. 

Our Father, etc. 



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COME, ye children, hearken un- 
to me : I will teach you the 
fear of the Lord. 

12 What man is he that desireth 
life, and loveth many days, that he 
may see good ? 

13 Keep thy tongue from evil, and 
thy lips from speaking guile. 

14 Depart from evil, and do good ; 
seek peace, and pursue it. 

15 The eyes of the Lord are upon 
the righteous, and his ears are open j him out of them all, 
unto their cry. 



16 The face of the Lord is against 
them that do evil, to cut off the re- 
membrance of them from the earth. 

17 The righteous cry, and the 
Lord heareth, and delivereth them 
out of all their troubles. 

18 The Lord is nigh unto them 
that are of a broken heart; and sav- 
eth such as be of a contrite spirit. 

19 Many are the afflictions of the 
righteous; but the Lord delivereth 



Other selections from the Holy Scriptures for the second^ 
third and fourth 7nonths. 

Genesis xxviii., 10-19. — Bethel. 
Genesis xxxii., 24-30. — PENIEL. 
Ezra viii., 21-32. — AHAVA. 

O Lord, be gracious unto us thy servants who seek 
thee early and wait upon thee. Be thou our arm every 
morning and our salvation throughout the day. Make 
us to go forth strong in the might of thy Holy Spirit, to 
resist the temptations and to improve the opportunities 
each hour may present to us. 

Let us not be slothful either in the business of this 

world, or of that which is to come : but whatever our 

hands find to do becoming our Christian calling, may we 

do it with our might, as good stewards of thy manifold 

grace. In our study and in our plans, in our toil and in 

our pastimes, in our lying down and in our rising up, be 

thou near. 

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FIRST MONDAY MORNING. II 

Parents and children wilt thou befriend. Sweeten 
and support age, quench the fires of youth, and the lit- 
tle ones (of this family) whose angels always behold thy 
face in heaven, lead gently with thy hand. 

Remember in pity such as are this day destitute, 
homeless, or forgotten of their fellow-men. Uplift those 
who are cast down, mightily befriend innocent sufferers, 
and sanctify to them the endurance of their wrongs. 
Cheer with hope all discouraged and unhappy people, 
and by thy heavenly grace preserve from falling those 
whose penury tempteth them to sin. 

Whate'er we need, do thou bestow, forgiving us those 
things whereof our conscience is afraid, and giving us 
those good things which we are not worthy to ask, but 
through the merits of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

LOOK mercifully, O Lord, upon the morning prayers 
of thy suppliants, and enlighten with thy healing good- 
ness the secrets of our hearts, that no dark desires may 
have possession of those whom the light of thy heavenly 
grace has renewed through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

OUR Father, etc. 



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THE earth is the Lord's, and the 
fulness thereof; the world, and 
they that dwell therein : 

2 For he hath founded it upon 
the seas, and established it upon the 
floods. 

3 Who shall ascend into the hill 
of the Lord? and who shall stand 
in his holy place ? 

4 He that hath clean hands, and 
a pure heart ; who hath not lifted 
up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn 
deceitfully. 

5 He shall receive the blessing 
from the Lord, and righteousness 
from the God of his salvation. 



6 This is the generation of them 
that seek him, that seek thy face, O 
Jacob. 

7 Lift up your heads, O ye gates; 
and be ye lift up, ye everlasting 
doors ; and the King of glory shall 
come in. 

8 Who is this King of glory ? The 
Lord strong and mighty, the Lord 
mighty in battle. 

9 Lift up your heads, O ye gates; 
even lift them up, ye everlasting 
doors; and the King of glory shall 
come in. 

io Who is this King of glory? 
The Lord of hosts, he is the King 
of glory. 

Other selections from the Holy Scriptures for the second, 
third and fourth months. 

II. Kings vi., 8-19. — DOTHAN. 

II. Kings ii., 6-14. — ELIJAH. 

Luke xxiv., 46-53. — The Ascension. 

ALMIGHTY God, who art worshipped by the heavenly- 
host with hymns that are never silent, and with thanks- 
givings that never cease, fill our mouths with thy praise, 
that we may magnify thy holy name. 

From the beginning thou hast planned for our sal- 
vation : before the morning stars sang together, or the 
sons of God shouted for joy. And when on Bethlehem's 
plains thy glory shone again, the song broke through 
from heaven to earth. Though weak our praises seem, 
do thou accept them, Lord. 



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And as our lips are loosed our hearts are warmed. 
We feel thy presence near. Although thy throne is in 
heaven, thy footstool is here, and bending here ask 
mercy, peace and thy Spirit's power. May angels keep 
us in thy way, and never let us fall from thee. Our 
times are in thy hand. A little span is meted to us, 
what better can we do than pray and praise ? Shouldst 
thou, O Lord, in thy goodness, spare us yet another day, 
give us grace, we humbly beseech thee, to serve thee 
better than in times past. 

Whom have we in heaven but thee, O Lord ! And 
when the days of our vanity are past, and these lips that 
speak are turned to dust, with new faculties may we 
adore thy name, with ransomed ones above. And all 
praise shall be to the Father who hath loved us, the 
Son who hath died for us, and the Holy Spirit who 
sanctifies us. Amen. 

Grant, we beseech thee, Almighty God, that like as 
we do believe thine only-begotten Son, our Lord Jesus 
Christ, to have ascended into the heavens ; so we may 
also in heart and mind thither ascend, and with him 
continually dwell, who liveth and reigneth with thee and 
the Holy Ghost, one God, world without end. Amen. 

Our Father, etc. 



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OLORD thou hast searched me, 
and known me. 

2 Thou knowest my down-sitting 
and mine up-rising ; thou under- 
standest my thought afar off. 

3 Thou compassest my path, and 
my lying down, and art acquainted 
with all my ways. 

4 For there is not a word in my 
tongue, but, lo, O Lord, thou 
knowest it altogether. 

5 Thou hast beset me behind and 
before, and laid thine hand upon 
me. 

6 Such knowledge is too won- 
derful for me ; it is high, I cannot 
attain unto it. 



7 Whither shall I go from thy 
Spirit ? or whither shall I flee from 
thy presence ? 

8 If I ascend up into heaven, 
thou art there; if I make my bed in 
hell, behold, thou art there. 

9 If I take the wings of the morn- 
ing, and dwell in the uttermost 
parts of the sea ; 

io Even there shall thy hand lead 
me, and thy right hand shall hold 
me. 

12 Yea, the darkness hideth not 
from thee; but the night shineth as 
the day: the darkness and the light 
are both alike to thee. 



Other selections from the Holy Scriptures for the second^ 
third and fourth -months. 

Jer. xvii., 7-16. — God's Omniscience. 
Dan. vi., 10-27. — Omnipotence. 
Rom. viii., 27-39. — Foreknowledge. 

O THOU who inhabitest eternity, listen to the prayers 
of thy children. Thou knowest our sins. Have pity 
upon that which thou seest. That which is hidden from 
man thou knowest. Turn not thy face from us, though 
we would turn our faces in shame from thee. 

Yet thou hast made us, thou knowest our frame. For 
thy Son's sake, blot out of thy record our transgressions. 
Remember not the sins of our youth, and for the time 
to come, make us to conform to thy precepts and be 
mindful of thy laws. Give us purity of heart, meekness 



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of spirit and watchfulness of tongue ; that in life and 
conduct we may show that we love thee and one an- 
other. In our goings-out and comings-in, order our 
ways and direct our steps. 

When we leave home may we not be leaving thee, 
that amidst the perils that beset us from the tempta- 
tions of the world without, and from its evil influence 
within, we may never forget thy laws or fail in the stead- 
fastness of our service. 

In all places and amongst all people may we be still 
the temples of thy Spirit, carrying him with us where- 
soever we go, and ever striving to adorn the doctrine of 
our God and Saviour. As thou hast brought us to the 
beginning of this day, defend us in the same with thy 
mighty power, and grant that this day we fall into no 
sin, neither run into any kind of danger; but that all 
our doings may be ordered by thy governance, to do 
always that which is righteous in thy sight; through 
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

LORD, hear our prayers for all thy children throughout 
the world, those in the darkness of death, in bondage 
to superstition, those who in their ignorance worship 
and make to themselves strange gods. O that men 
who would worship, might know thee the only true 
God and Jesus Christ whom thou hast sent. O that 
thou wouldst be pleased to make thy way known unto 
men, thy saving health among the nations. That thou 
mightest reign upon the earth as thou reignest in Hea- 
ven. Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

OUR Father, etc. 



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OGOD, thou art my God ; early 
will I seek thee : my soul 
thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth 
for thee in a dry and thirsty land, 
where no water is ; 

2 To see thy power and thy 
glory, so as I have seen thee in the 
sanctuary. 

3 Because thy loving-kindness is 
better than life, my lips shall praise 
thee. 

4 Thus will I bless thee while I 
live : I will lift up my hands in thy 
name. 



5 My soul shall be satisfied as 
with marrow and fatness; and my 
mouth shall praise thee with joyful 
lips ; 

6 When I remember thee upon 
my bed, and meditate on thee in 
the night watches. 

7 Because thou hast been my 
help, therefore in the shadow of 
thy wings will I rejoice. 

8 My soul followeth hard after 
thee : thy right hand upholdeth me. 



Other selections from the Holy Scriptures for the second^ 
third and fourth mo7iths. 

Psalm xlii., i-8.— The Thirsty Soul. 

Isaiah lv. — The Water of Life. 

John iv., 5-14. — Jesus the Water of Life. 



As thou hast bidden us come to thee, and as thou 
hast asked our prayers, we thy children bow before thee 
in adoration and praise. Look upon us, Father, while 
we pray. Whether we wake or sleep, we are thine. 
The love thou bearest us we would own. The fellow- 
ship thou delightest in we would share. 

Nor for ourselves alone would we invoke thy favor, 
but for all dear to us this night. May the members of 
this family absent from each other be present with thee. 
Those exposed to danger, do thou protect. Those in 
sorrow, comfort. Those perplexed, enlighten and guide. 

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FIRST TUESDAY EVENING. 17 

May we all love thee ; and whether or not, according as 
it seemeth best to thee, we all meet together here again 
on earth, may we surely meet again in the resurrection 
of the just, and go in together to the house of the many 
mansions prepared for them that love thee. 

Quicken us, we beseech thee, in the knowledge of thy 
dear Son. May his spirit animate our lives. May his 
example be the measure of our conduct, and his 
singleness of purpose our aim. May we not live to 
please ourselves, but to the honor of him who loved us 
and died for us. 

Increase our faith as thou dost increase our years ; 
and the longer we are suffered to abide in thy Church 
on earth, the better may our service be, the more 
willing our obedience, the more consistent our daily 
lives, and the more complete our devotion ; through 
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

O GOD, the life of the faithful, the bliss of the 
righteous, mercifully receive the prayers of thy suppli- 
ants, that the souls which thirst for thy promises may 
evermore be filled from thine abundance - through Jesus 
Christ our Lord. Amen. 

Our Father, etc. 



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LL thy works shall praise thee, | fall, and raiseth up all those that be 

bowed down. 

15 The eyes of all wait upon 
thee ; and thou givest them their 
meat in due season. 

16 Thou openest thine hand, and 
satisfiest the desire of every living 
thing. 

17 The Lord is righteous in all 



O Lord ; and thy saints shall 
bless thee. 

n They shall speak of the glory 
of thy kingdom, and talk of thy 
power ; 

12 To make known to the sons 
of men his mighty acts, and the 
glorious majesty of his kingdom. 

13 Thy kingdom is an everlast- j his ways, and holy in all his works. 
ing kingdom, and thy dominion en- 1 18 The Lord is nigh unto all 
dureth throughout all generations. \ them that call upon him, to all that 

14 The Lord upholdeth all that call upon him in truth. 

Other selections from the Holy Scriptures for the second, 
third and fourth months. 

Deut. xxxii., 1-12.— God's Bounty. 

Job xxii., 12-30. — His Power. 

Matt, vi., 25-34. — His Forethought. 

O God who through thy Son hast promised to be 
where two or three of thy faithful people shall assemble 
in thy name, we beseech to be present with us and ful- 
fil thy promise. 

We thank thee for the sparing mercy that has brought 
us to this day: and that at this morning hour we are 
permitted as a family to meet thee in prayer and praise. 
While others have been laid low by sickness and re- 
moved by death, thou hast spared us. While others 
have been separated from friends, thou hast kept us 
together. We therefore bless thy holy name. 

Accept the offering of ourselves to thee and thy ser- 

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FIRST WEDNESDAY MORNING. 19 

vice this day. And the strength thou dost give we 
would employ in the way thou commandest. We await 
the direction and help of thy Holy Spirit to perfect 
that which is lacking in our purpose and power. Our 
hands, our feet, our minds and all our faculties are thine, 
consecrated to thee. Our hearts are full of thy love. 
We want steadfastness and continuance in thy service. 
Guard us from all perils this day. May our bodies be 
protected from harm and our souls from vice. Suffer 
not our feet to slip. The path that divides from the 
straight and narrow way, may we see and avoid. The 
sins that we have repented of, may we fall into no more. 
For thy Son's sake absolve us from all iniquity, and blot 
out the remembrance of the past from thy books, that 
we may be assured this day of thy favor. With more 
grace we can better serve thee and more acceptably. 
Grant these petitions, dear Father, for thy Son Jesus 
Christ's sake. Amen. 

O GOD, most high and most holy, who dwellest in 
the holy place, make us holy, and bring us near unto 
thee, cleansing us from all defilement, that we may wor- 
ship thee with a holy worship ; for thou alone dost bless 
and hallow all things ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. 
Amen. 

OUR Father, etc. 



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HE that dwelleth in the secret 
place of the most High, shall 
abide under the shadow of the 
Almighty. 

2 I will say of the Lord, he is 
my refuge, and my fortress: my 
God ; in him will I trust. 

3 Surely he shall deliver ihee 
from the snare of the fowler, and 
from the noisome pestilence. 

4 He shall cover thee with his 
feathers, and under his wings shalt 
thou trust: his truth shall be thy 
shield and buckler. 

5 Thou shalt not be afraid for 
the terror by night; nor for the 
arrow that flieth by day. 

6 Nor for the pestilence that 
walketh in darkness; nor for the 



destruction that wasteth at noon- 
day. 

7 A thousand shall fall at thy 
side, and ten thousand at thy right 
hand; but it shall not come nigh 
thee. 

8 Only with thine eyes shalt thou 
behold and see the reward of the 
wicked. 

9 Because thou hast made the 
Lord, which is my refuge, even the 
most High, thy habitation; 

io There shall no evil befall 
thee, neither shall any plague come 
nigh thy dwelling. 

ir For he shall give his angels 
charge over thee, to keep thee in 
all thy ways. 



Other selections from the Holy Scriptures for the second, 
third and fourth vioitJis. 

Job v., 17-27. — Deliverance from Trouble. 

Psalm cxxv., 1-5. — TRUST. 

Acts ix., 22-31. — Saul at Damascus. 



In the evening, in the morning and at noon-day we 
praise thee, we bless thee, we give thanks to thee, O 
Lord of all. 

Be thou our shield and hiding-place, and as we retire 
to our rest, may it be in the sure confidence that thou 
wilt cover us with thy wings. May no danger come 
nigh us while we sleep. From evil dreams and the 
powers of darkness defend us. And after needful 

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FIRST WEDNESDAY EVENING, 2t 

slumber, may our collected powers await thy call. May 
no sloth or indolence retard, when we should awake to 
our appointed work. 

May godliness be our gain. May we ^row in grace 
and in the knowledge of thy dear Son. Lead us for- 
ward by thy Spirit from strength to strength, that we 
may more perfectly serve thee, and attain unto a more 
lively hope of thy mercy in Christ Jesus. 

Thou knowest what is best for us, far better than we 
know ourselves. May pain as well as pleasure, sickness 
as well as health, reverse as well as prosperity, be 
accepted by us, and as coming from thy loving hand. 
And what falls to the lot of all, may we b'e prepared for. 
When death comes, may we be ready. May heaven be 
dearer every day, and dearer because of treasures there, 
and loving ones that are gathering there, and above all 
because Christ is there. Accept this prayer, O Lord, and 
our praise, and pardon our transgressions for the sake of 
Jesus Christ our Redeemer. Amen. 

Unto thee, O Lord God, do we lift up our eyes, and 
in thee do we put our trust. Let us not be confounded, 
but sanctify us wholly, and may our whole body and 
soul and spirit be preserved blameless unto the coming 
of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, to whom, with 
thee, and the Holy Ghost, be all honor and glory for 
ever and ever. Amen. 

Our Father, etc. 



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1 WAITED patiently for the 
Lord, and he inclined unto me, 
and heard my cry. 

2 He brought me up also out of 
an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, 
and set my feet upon a rock, and 
established my goings. 

3 And he hath put a new song in 
my mouth, even praise unto our 
God : many shall see it, and fear, 
and shall ttust in the Lord. 

4 Blessed is that man that mak- 
eth the Lord his trust, and respect- 
eth not the proud, nor such as turn 
aside to lies. 

5 Many, O Lord my God, are 
thy wonderful works which thou 



hast done, and thy thoughts which 
are to us-ward ; they cannot be 
reckoned up in order unto thee: 
if I would declare and speak of 
them they are more than can be 
numbered. 

6 Sacrifice and offering thou didst 
not desire; mine ears hast thou 
opened: burnt offering and sin-offer- 
ing hast thou not required. 

7 Then said T, Lo, I come : in 
the volume of the book it is writ- 
ten of me, 

8 I delight to do thy will, O my 
God; yea, thy law is within my 
heart. 



Other selections from the Holy Scriptures for the second^ 
third and fourth months. 

Lev. iv., i-i2. — The Sin Offering. 
Mai. i., 6-i i. — The Pure Offering. 
Rom. xii., i-ii. — A Living Sacrifice. 

Almighty God, we enter on the duties of this day 
imploring thy favor and blessing. We leave all our af- 
fairs in thy Fatherly hand. Thou makest poor and mak- 
est rich. Let thy will rule all things for us, and give us 
what thou seest best for our welfare. We seek not 
great things for ourselves in this world, but rather 
choose that good part which shall never be taken 
from us. 

Give us, O Lord, this day not to please ourselves, but 
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FIRST THURSDAY MORNING. 23 

enjoy. May no discontent or pride or lust lurk in our 
hearts. May no disparagement or ill-will pass our lips. 
May no lightness, fear or idleness mark our conduct. 
But in all things may we live as becomes our profession, 
and as those purchased by the precious blood of Jesus 
Christ. 

May it please thee to give us the constant assistance 
of thy Holy Spirit to guide us in our ways ; and by his 
blessed influence may we be enabled to love thee above 
all things, and our neighbors as ourselves. 

Finally, grant to every member of this family, and to 
all our friends wherever they may be, thy peace and 
heavenly consolations. Make us to be of one heart and 
mind, loving and serving thee on earth, and becoming 
day by day better prepared for that eternal kingdom 
which thou hast promised to thy faithful servants by 
and through thy Son, our Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen. 

ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, who, of thy tender 
love towards mankind, hast sent thy Son, our Saviour 
Jesus Christ, to take upon him our flesh, and to suffer 
death upon the Cross, that all mankind should follow 
the example of his great humility ; mercifully grant that 
we may both follow the example of his patience, and 
also be made partakers of his resurrection ; through 
the same, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

OUR Father, etc. 



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1AM the good shepherd: the good 
shepherd giveth his life for the 
sheep. 

12 But he that is an hireling, and 
not the shepherd, whose own the 
sheep are not, seeth the wolf com- 
ing, and leaveth the sheep, and 
fleeth; and the wolf catcheth them, 
and scattereth the sheep, 

13 The hireling fleeth, because 
he is an hireling, and careth not 
for the sheep. 

14 I am the good shepherd, and 
know my sheep, and am known of 
mine. 

15 As the Father knoweth me, 



even so know I the Father: and I 
lay down my life for the sheep. 

16 And other sheep I have, which 
are not of this fold : them also I 
must bring, and they shall hear my 
voice; and there shall be one fold, 
and one shepherd. 

17 Therefore doth my Father 
love me, because I lay down my 
life, that I might take it again. 

18 No man taketh it from me, 
but I lay it down of myself : I have 
power to lay it down, and I have 
power to take it again. This com- 
mandment have I received of my 
Father. 



Other selections from the Holy Scriptures for the second, 
third and fourth months. 

Psalm xxiii. — The Shepherd Leads. 
Ezek. xxxiv., 11-16. — He SEEKS. 
Heb. xiii., 12-21. — He Saves. 

We come to thee, gracious Father, with many needs. 
We have much to ask. Thou hast much to give, and as 
we ask in thy Son's name, withhold not thy hand. 

Give us pardon for our sins, gratitude for mercies past, 
and grace to use the time and strength already ours in 
thy service. Grant us patience under any afflictions 
thou shalt see fit to lay upon us, and contentment with 
our lot. Make us charitable towards others' faults, 
penitent on account of our own. Set a watch, O Lord, 
before our mouths, and keep the door of our lips, and 



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FIRST THURSDAY EVENING. 25 



let nothing we shall do or say this day be a cause of 
regret to ourselves, or of offense or evil influence to 
others. 

Dispose us faithfully to employ our faculties in the 
various duties of our calling, with an eye single to thy 
glory, and make us willing in all respects to deny our- 
selves that we may live unto thee. In prosperity suffer 
us not to forget thee,. our chief good. And in seasons 
of trouble, when the sorrows of our hearts are enlarged, 
assist us with the consolations of thy Spirit. 

These and all other needful blessings we ask for all 
who are dear to us, as well as for ourselves : and, we hum- 
bly beseech thee, grant to them and to us, thy favor in 
this life and in the world to come life everlasting ; 
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

O THOU who art the Good Shepherd, who hast laid 
down thy life for the sheep, be thou our guide, and we 
shall lack nothing in the green pastures wherein thou 
feedest us, until we are brought to the pastures of eter- 
nal life, to find there our names written in the Lamb's 
Book of Life, for thine own blessed sake. Amen. 

Our Father, etc. 



.first {Deck. 



JfribaD Jttotmng. 



matt. 7. 



ASK, and it shall be given you; 
seek, and ye shall find; knock, 
and it shall be opened unto you: 

8 For every one that asketh, re- 
ceiveth; and he that seeketh, find- 
eth; and to him that knocketh, it 
shall be opened. 

9 Or what man is there of you, 
whom, if his son ask bread, will he 
give him a stone ? 

io Or if he ask a fish, will he 
give him a serpent ? 

II If ye then, being evil, know 
how to give good gifts unto your 
children, how much more shall your 



Father which is in heaven give 
good things to them that ask him ? 

12 Therefore all things whatso- 
ever ye would that men should do 
to you, do ye even so to them : for 
this is the law and the prophets. 

13 Enter ye in at the strait gate ; 
for wide is the gate, and broad is 
the way, that leadeth to destruction, 
and many there be which go in 
thereat : 

14 Because strait is the gate, and 
narrow is the way, which leadeth 
unto life, and few there be that 
find it. 



Other selections from the Holy Scriptures for the second^ 
third and fourth months. 

Psalm lxxxvi., 1-12. — David's Prayer. 
II. Chron. i., 7-13. — Solomon's Prayer. 
Matt, vi., 5-15. — How to Pray. 

Hear, O thou Shepherd of Israel, thou that leadest 
Joseph like a sheep, show thyself also, thou that sittest 
upon the cherubim. And as we kneel before thy throne, 
thou knowest our several wants. For one grant com- 
fort ; for one restoration ; for another peace ; for one a 
new heart ; for another new supplies of grace ; for all 
pardon. 

Especially look upon (the children of) this household, 
present or absent. May they be inspired with love for 
thee, with wisdom, prudence and industry. May they 
be submissive to thy laws, and live in harmony and 



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FIRST FRIDAY MORNING. 27 

deference towards one another. Keep them from the 
contagion of the world, and after a life of obedience and 
usefulness in thy kingdom, make them members of thy 
family above. 

Grant that thy Holy Spirit may move each one of us 
to serve thee every day with renewed energy and 
affection, abounding more and more in knowledge, 
judgment and charity, approving those things that are 
excellent, that we may be diligent and sincere and with- 
out offence until the day of Christ. 

Be merciful, O Lord to the poor and afflicted, and 
relieve them out of their distress ; that they who have 
no helper but only thee, may find their comfort and 
support in him who came to bear not only the sins but 
the sorrows of the world. All of which we ask for his 
Name's sake. Amen, 

Almighty and everlasting God, who art always more 
ready to hear than we to pray, and art wont to give 
more than either we desire or deserve ; pour down upon 
us the abundance of thy mercy ; forgiving us those 
things whereof our conscience is afraid, and giving us 
those good things which we are not worthy to ask, but 
through the merits and mediation of Jesus Christ, thy 
Son, our Lord. Amen, 

Our Father, etc. 



first totk. £x\bay abetting. ma "- 21 



BUT as the days of Noe were, so 
shall also the coming of the 
Son of man be. 

38 For as in the days that were 
before the flood they were eating 
and drinking, marrying and giving 
in marriage, until the day that Noe 
entered into the ark. 

39 And knew not until the flood 
came, and took them all away ; so 
shall also the coming of the Son of 
man be. 

42 Watch therefore ; for ye know 
not what hour your Lord doth 
come 



43 But know this, that if the 
good man of the house had known 
in what watch the thief would come, 
he would have watched, and would 
not have suffered his house to be 
broken up. 

44 Therefore be ye also ready; 
for in such an hour as ye think not 
the Son of man cometh. 

45 Who then is a faithful and 
wise servant, whom his lord hath 
made ruler over his household, to 
give them meat in due season ? 

46 Blessed is that servant whom 
his lord, when he cometh, shall find 
so doing. 



Other selections from the Holy Scriptures for the second^ 
third and fourth months. 

Luke xii., 32-40. — Christ to Return. 
Acts i., 1-12.— Visibly as He Went. 
Rev. L, 1-8.— In Clouds. 



We draw nigh to thee, O Father, for an evening bless- 
ing. Disclose to us the glories of the heavenly home to 
which thou hast called us, and which thy Son has gone 
to prepare : and whether we are to go to our Lord, or 
he is to come to us, may we be among those who shall 
be received and rewarded as faithful servants. May we 
count no happiness so great as entering into the joy of 
our Lord, and may no hope be to us more dear than the 
blessed hope of his appearing. 

As we recount and celebrate the sufferings of Christ, 

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FIRST FRIDAY EVENING. 29 

may we be mindful of his triumph. As we have been 
thankful for his life past, and for prophecies of trial and 
distress fulfilled, so may we be expectant of promises of 
vindication in store. O God, increase our faith, and 
kindle within us that holy joy that thou hast vouch- 
safed for those who watch and wait his coming. 

Grant that we may never be cast down, and whatever 
disappointments and pain we are called upon to bear, 
they may be accepted in an humble reliance upon the 
will and the wisdom of him who doeth all things well. 

We beseech thee, O Lord, that of thy gracious good- 
ness, shortly to accomplish the number of thine elect, 
and to hasten thy kingdom, that we, with all those who 
are departed in the true faith of thy holy Name, may 
have our perfect consolation and bliss, both in body and 
soul, in thy eternal and everlasting glory, through Jesus 
Christ our Lord. Amen. 

O God, whose blessed Son was manifested that he 
might destroy the works of the devil, and make us the 
sons of God, and heirs of eternal life ; grant us, we be- 
seech thee, that having this hope, we may purify our- 
selves, even as he is pure ; that when he shall appear 
again with power and great glory, we may be made like 
unto him in his eternal and glorious kingdom ; where 
with thee, O Father, and thee, O Holy Ghost, he liveth 
and reigneth, ever one God, world without end. Amen. 

Our Father, etc. 



first fcOeek. 



Statar&aD Morning. » Sfllm 51 - 



HAVE mercy upon me, O God, 
according to thy loving-kind- 
ness; according unto the multitude 
of thy tender mercies blot out my 
transgressions. 

2 Wash me thoroughly from mine 
iniquity, and cleanse me from my 
sin. 

3 For I acknowledge my trans- 
gressions; and my sin is ever be- 
fore me. 

4 Against thee, thee only, have I 
sinned, and done this evil in thy 



sight; that thou mightest be justi- 
fied when thou speakest, and be 
clear when thou judgest. 

5 Behold, I was shapen in in- 
iquity; and in sin did my mother 
conceive me. 

6 Behold, thou desirest truth in 
the inward parts; and in the hidden 
part thou shalt make me to know 
wisdom. 

7 Purge me with hyssop, and I 
shall be clean; wash me, and I 
shall be whiter than snow. 



Other selections from the Holy Scriptures for the second, 
third and fourth months, 

♦Psalm cxxx. — Out of the Depths. 
Matt, xviii., 21-35. — OFFENSES. 
Col. iii., 12-25. — Forbearance. 

O, MOST holy and blessed God, before whom the 
angels veil their faces, fill us with awe and reverence as 
we draw ni^h to thee. As unworthy as we are, thou 
hast invited us to come. In thy dear Son's name, and 
not for anything that we are, or for anything that we 
have done, do we make now our petitions unto thee. 
Give to each of us, dear Lord, a clear knowledge of our 
duties and responsibilities, and besides this, wisdom and 
strength, that these may be discharged by us with 
diligence and fidelity. 

Whatsoever good thing our hands may find to do this 
day, may we do it with our might, remembering that the 

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FIRST SATURDAY MORNING. 31 

night of death cometh when no man can work, and that 
after death there is the judgment. May no evil 
thoughts or angry tempers, may no doubts or fears 
disturb us, but may we ever put our trust in thee and 
find guidance, hope and consolation in the blessed 
gospel of thy Son. 

May our hearts be so rooted and grounded in love for 
thee that no difficulties, however great they may be, 
may discourage us in the way of well-doing. Increase 
in us that which is lacking ; raise up that which is fallen ; 
restore to us that which has been lost ; quicken within 
us that which may be ready to die ; so that we may 
serve and obey thee in all things, through Jesus Christ 
our Lord. 

We pray as well for thy blessing for all those who 
are dear to us, wherever they are, that they may be 
filled with the knowledge of thy will in wisdom and 
understanding, and in one heart and mind may ever seek 
thy glory and the salvation of souls ; through Jesus 
Christ our Lord. Amen. 

O LORD, we beseech thee, mercifully hear our 
prayers, and spare all those who confess their sins unto 
thee ; that they, whose consciences by sin are accused, 
by thy merciful pardon may be absolved; through 
Christ our Lord. Amen. 

OUR Father, etc. 



.first tDeek. 



Saturbag dfocniwj. ® mm 51 



CREATE in me a clean heart, O 
God ; and renew a right spirit 
within me. 

11 Cast me not away from thy 
presence; and take not thy Holy 
Spirit from me. 

12 Restore unto me the joy of 
thy salvation; and uphold me with 
thy free Spirit: 

13 Then will I teach transgressors 
thy ways; and sinners shall be con- 
verted unto thee. 

14 Deliver me from Mood-guilti- 
ness O God thou God of my sal- 
vation; and my tongue shall sing 
aloud of thy righteousness. 

15 O Lord, open thou my lips; 



and my mouth shall shew forth thy 
praise. 

16 For thou desirest not sacrifice, 
else would I give it; thou delightest 
not in burnt-offering. 

17 The sacrifices of God are a 
broken spirit: a broken and a con- 
trite heart, O God, thou wilt not 
despise. 

1 3 Do good in thy good pleasure 
unto Zion: build thou the walls of 
Jerusalem. 

19 Thin shalt thou be pleased 
with the sacrifices of righteousness, 
with burnt-offering, and whole 
burnt-offering: then shall they offer 
bullocks upon thine altar. 



Other selections from the Holy Scriptures for the second^ 
third and fourth months. 

Isaiah lix., I2-2I. — OUR TRANSGRESSIONS. 

Luke xv., 11-32. — The Prodigal Son. 
I. John iii., 1-9. — The SONS OF God. 

Almighty and most merciful Father, who hast of thy 
goodness brought us to the close of another week, accept 
our united thanks for all thy mercies. May we ever be 
mindful of thy great goodness, and own thy hand in 
every gift. 

In many ways we have offended thee, in thought, in 
word and in deed. Pardon, we beseech thee, for the 
sake of thy Son, all of these transgressions, and what- 
ever we have done to offend thy sight, which is all pure, 
and to grieve thy heart, which is all loving, we have no 



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FIRST SATURDAY EVENING. 33 

sufficiency in ourselves ; all is in thee. Make us clean 
hearts, O God. Renew a right spirit within us. Cast 
us not away from thy presence. And take not thy Holy 
Spirit from us. 

Prepare us for thy holy day and for the privileges of 
thy sanctuary. May we go into thy presence with 
thanksgiving and enter thy courts with praise, and with 
all evil first cast out from the sanctury of our own souls, 
we would render unto thee that adoration which is thy 
due. 

Commending ourselves and all dear to us this night 
unto thy gracious and loving care, we would ascribe all 
praise unto the Father who hast made and who hath 
loved us, unto the Son who hath redeemed us, and unto 
the Holy Spirit w r ho sanctifieth us. Amen. 

Grant, O Lord, that as we are baptized into the 
death of thy blessed Son our Saviour Jesus Christ, so by 
continual mortifying our corrupt affections we may be 
buried with him ; and that through the grave, and gate 
of death, we may pass to our joyful resurrection ; for his 
merits, who died, and was buried, and rose again for us, 
thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

Our Father, etc. 



gec0tti> towk. un ^ a g jflorning. ^ salm 122 - 



1WAS glad when they said unto 
me, Let us go into the house 
of the Lord. 

2 Our feet shall stand within thy 
gates, O Jerusalem. 

3 Jerusalem is builded as a city 
that is compact together. 

4 Whither. the tribes go up, the 
tribes of the Lord, unto the testi- 
mony of Israel, to give thanks unto 
the name of the Lord. 

£ For there are set thrones of 



judgment, the thrones of the house 
of David. 

6 Pray for the peace of Jerusa- 
lem : they shall prosper that love 
thee. 

7 Peace be within thy walls, and 
prosperity within thy palaces. 

8 For my brethren and compan- 
ions' sakes, I will now say, Peace 
be within thee. 

9 Because of the house of the 
Lord our God I will seek thy good. 



Other selections fro7n the Holy Scriptures for the second^ 
third and fottrih months. 

Ezek. xliii., 1-9. — God's House Honored. 

Mai. iii., 10-18. — Offerings of the Sanctuary. 

Luke iv., 16-30. — Jesus in the Synagogue. 

ALMIGHTY God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, 
who through him hath given free access to thy presence, 
and art graciously inviting us on thy holy day to the 
worship of thy house, bestow upon us the grace of thy 
Holy Spirit, that we may serve thee with reverence and 
with fear. 

Impress upon our minds a just sense of thy attributes, 
and upon our hearts a grateful sense of thy bountiful 
love and care. Above all, let our souls be stirred to 
bless thee for the riches of thy grace and to give thee 
the glory due to thee for our redemption. 

We magnify and praise thy name that thou didst so 
love the world as to give thine only-begotten Son, that 



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SECOND SUNDAY MORNING. 35 

whosoever believeth on him might not perish but have 
everlasting life. We thank thee that he was made flesh 
and dwelt among us, that he fulfilled all righteousness 
and that being wounded for our transgressions and 
bruised for our iniquities, he rose again from the dead, 
that he ascended into the heavens, and being at thy 
right hand, has received for us the promise of thy Holy 
Spirit : that touched with the feeling of our infirmities, 
he ever liveth to make intercession for us: and that 
having gone to prepare a place for his people, he will 
come again and receive them unto himself, that where 
he is they may be also. 

And as thou hast given us thy holy Word to be a lan- 
tern to our feet amid the darkness of this world ; have 
compassion upon all who, by denying the Gospel of thy 
dear Son, have been led far off from peace and become 
estranged from prayer ; open their hearts to the truth, 
help them to cast down every proud thought, and make 
them to become as little children that they may be wise ; 
through Jesus Christ our Saviour. Amen. 

Now, O God, our hope is in thee. Let thy presence 
go with us, and may thy grace be sufficient for us, that 
the words of our mouths and the meditations of our 
hearts may always be acceptable in thy sight. In this 
hour fill us, O Lord, with thy mercy, that rejoicing 
throughout the whole day, we may take delight in thy 
praise; through jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

OUR Father, etc. 



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BLESSED be the Lord God of 
Israel ; for he hath visited and 
redeemed his people, 

69 And hath raised up an horn 
of salvation for us in the house of 
his servant David. 

70 As he spake by the mouth of 
his holy prophets, which have been 
since the world began : 

71 That we should be saved from 
our enemies, and from the hand of 
all that hate us ; 

72 To perform the mercy prom- 
ised to our fathers, and to remem- 
ber his holy covenant ; 

73 The oath which he sware to 
our father Abraham, 

74 That he would grant unto us, 
that we bein^ delivered out of the 



hand of our enemies, might serve 
him without fear, 

75 In holiness and righteousness 
before him, all the days of our life. 

76 And thou, child, shalt be call- 
ed the prophet of the Highest ; for 
thou shalt go before the face of the 
Lord to prepare his ways ; 

77 To give knowledge of salva- 
tion unto his people by the remis- 
sion of their sins, 

78 Through the tender mercy of 
our God ; whereby the dayspring 
from on high hath visited us, 

79 To give light to them that sit 
in darkness and in the shadow of 
death, to guide our feet into the 
way of peace. 



Other selections from the Holy Scriptures for the second^ 
third and fourth months. 

I. Sam. ii., 1-11. — HANNAH'S PRAYER. 

Luke i., 46-55. — Mary's Song. 
Rev. v., 9-14. — The New Song. 

Almighty God, who in time past spake unto the 
fathers by the prophets, and in these last days has 
spoken unto us by thy Son, make us, we beseech thee, 
deeply sensible of our high privilege and the blessed- 
ness of our high calling in Christ Jesus. 

Renew and strengthen our faith in his all-atoning sac- 
rifice, and thus may the work of grace be carried forward 
in our hearts this day, and may we be established wholly 

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SECOND SUNDAY EVENING. 37 

in the liberty of the sons of God, and so live to thy 
honor and glory. 

Bless the preaching of thy Word to old and young, and 
may as many as receive it live as becomes it. Be gra- 
cious unto thy Church, and grant that every member of 
the same may truly and godly serve thee, fulfilling each 
his high vocation, as a child of God and an heir of the 
promises of the life to come. May they show forth thy 
praises, who hast called them out of darkness into mar- 
vellous light. Preserve them from the sin of offending 
thy little ones who believe in thee, and from causing 
thy Word to be blasphemed. Make them as the salt 
of the earth, and as a light in the world ; that so, be- 
holding their good works, and won by their holy lives, 
multitudes may be turned to thy truth, to glorify thee 
in the day of visitation. 

Take us, Father, and all those who are dear to us, into 
thy holy keeping this night. May our united prayers 
continually ascend to the throne of thy grace, and may 
thy blessing rest upon us now and evermore. And 
whatever good things thou shalt see to be fitting for us, 
and for thy Church, and for all mankind, we humbly beg, 
through the merits and mediation of thy dear Son Jesus 
Christ, our most blessed Lord and Saviour. Amen. 

O GOD, glory to thy name for this blessed day. Make 
it ever a day of reverent joy and holy gladness of heart; 
and so bring home to us the greatness of our spiritual 
mercies in Christ, that we may be filled with love and 
praise, and evermore give thanks unto thee in thy holy 
Church ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

Our Father, etc. 



Zuonb toeek. jttonbai) morning. 2 ® im - 4 - 



I CHARGE thee therefore before 
God, and the Lord Jesus 
Christ, who shall judge the quick 
and the dead at his appearing and 
his kingdom ; 

2 Preach the word ; be instant 
in season, out of season ; reprove, 
rebuke, exhort, with all long-suffer- 
ing and doctrine. 

6 For I am now ready to be of- 



fered, and the time of my departure 
is at hand. 

7 I have fought a good fight, I 
have finished my course, I have 
kept the faith : 

8 Henceforth there is laid up for 
me a crown of righteousness, which 
the Lord, the righteous Judge, shall 
give me at that day : and not to me 
only, but unto all them also that 
love his appearing. 



Other selections from the Holy Scriptures for the second, 
third and fourth months. 

Isaiah xlix., i-ii. — Israel a Missionary. 
Luke xxiv., 33-53. — The Missionary Church. 
II. Cor. iv., 1-18. — Treasure in Earthen Ves- 
sels. 

O ETERNAL God, by whose power we were made and 
by whose goodness we have been preserved, let our cry 
come to thee for our Redeemer's sake. 

Refreshed by the rest and services of thy holy day, 
O Father, may we go forth to the employments of 
another week, secure in the pardon of our sins and 
strengthened for every good work. May we by the 
constancy of our lives show that we have not heard thy 
Word in vain. Whatever our hands find to do accord- 
ing to thy will, may we do it with our might. 

Impress upon us the responsibility of our high calling 
in Christ Jesus, and make us good stewards of the mani- 

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SECOND MONDAY MORNING. 39 

fold grace of God. From indifference to thy will, from 
the love of gain, from excessive worldliness and pride, 
from discontent and alienation, from needless perplexity 
and untimely projects, wilt thou deliver us, O Lord. 

aking us duly sensible of our dependence upon thy 
favor, may we thus secure the good will of our fellows, 
the approval of conscience, and above all thy divine 
benefaction, 

May we fight successfully a good fight, and keep the 
faith. May the temptations of age be passed, as well as 
those of youth ; the dangers of sorrow and loss, as well 
as those of joy ; and may we at the end receive the 
crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the Righteous 
Judge, will give to all who love him at his appearing, 
for his own Name's sake. Amen. 

Send down, we beseech thee, O Lord, upon the min- 
isters of thy Gospel, the continual dew of thy blessing, 
and especially remember for good those who labor as 
missionaries in foreign lands. Preserve them, O thou 
Father of mercies, from all perils and dangers, from sick- 
ness, from enemies, and from every evil to which they 
may be exposed. May we ever be ready to give of our 
substance, and rejoice to be instrumental in extending 
to others those blessed privileges which through thy 
goodness we enjoy. May we pray "earnestly, and strive 
diligently, that the gospel of Jesus Christ may be truly 
preached to every creature. Pardon, O Lord, our weak- 
ness, and the coldness of our love and zeal for thee and 
for thy Church ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

Our Father, etc. 



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FOR the love of Christ constrain- 
eth us ; because we thus judge, 
that if one died for all, then were 
all dead : 

15 And that he died for all, that 
they which live should not hence- 
forth live unto themselves, but unto 
him which died for them, and rose 
again. 

16 Wherefore, henceforth know 
we no man after the flesh ; yea, 
though we have known Christ after 
the flesh, yet now henceforth know 
we him no more. 

17 Therefore, if any man be in 
Christ, he is a new creature : old 



things are passed away ; behold, all 
things are become new. 

18 And all things are of God 
who haih reconciled us to himself 
by Jesus Christ, and hath given to 
us the ministry of reconciliation; 

19 To wit, that God was in 
Christ, reconciling the world unto 
himself ; not imputing their tres- 
passes unto, them ; and hath com- 
mitted unto us the word of recon- 
ciliation. 

20 Now then we are ambassadors 
for Christ, as though God did be- 
seech you by us : we pray you in 
Christ's stead, be ye reconciled to 
God. 



Other selections from the Holy Scriptures for the second^ 
third and fourth months 

Job ix., 25-35. — Job's Reflections. 

Dan. ix., 3-20. — Daniel's Prayer. 

Rom. v., 1-15. — Justification through Christ. 

ALMIGHTY God, Father of all mercies, we humbly 
beseech thee to forgive whatever thou hast seen amiss 
in our thoughts, words or actions, and help us to repent 
of our sins, and amend our ways. 

May the sense of our past failings make us more 
watchful for the future Make us circumspect in con- 
duct, conciliatory in our temper, and just in all of our 
decisions. Prepare us for whatsoever change in our con- 
dition thou mayest have in store for us, so that sickness 



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as well as health, adversity as well as prosperity, sorrow 
as well as joy, may promote our spiritual discipline. 

Grant that to the end of our appointed time we may 
walk worthy of our Christian calling, and at last receive 
a heavenly heritage through the merits of him who has 
has purchased it for us, thy Son our Saviour. 

The day is gone ; we give thanks, O Lord. Evening 
is at hand ; make it bright to us. As day has its even- 
ing, so also has life. O Lord, make the evening of life 
bright unto thy servants. Forsake us not when our 
strength faileth us. The day is fled and gone : life too 
is going. Night cometh, death also. Into thy hands, 
Lord, we commend body, soul and spirit. Let us re- 
member thee upon our bed, and think of thee in our 
waking. We will lay us down in peace, and take our 
rest, for it is thou Lord only, that makest us dwell in 
safety. Hear us O Father, for Jesus Christ's sake. 
Amen, 

O THOU Almighty Lord, who art a most strong tower 
unto them that put their trust in thee, to whom all 
things in heaven, and in earth, and under the earth, do 
bow and obey, be now and evermore our defence ; and 
make us to know and to feel, that there is none other 
name under heaven, given to man, in whom and through 
whom we may receive health and salvation, but only 
the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. 

OUR Father, etc. 



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VERILY, verily, I say unto you, 
He that believeth on me hath 
everlasting life. 

48 I am that bread of life. 

49 Your fathers did eat manna 
in the wilderness, and are dead. 

50 This is the bread which cometh 
down from heaven, that a man may 
eat thereof, and not die, 

51 I am the living bread which 
came down from heaven. If any 
man eat of this bread, he shall live 
for ever: and the bread that I will 
give is my flesh, which I will give 
for the life of the world. 

52 The Jews therefore strove 



among themselves, saying, How can 
this man give us his flesh to eat. 

53 Then Jesus said unto them, 
Verily, verily, I say unto you, Ex- 
cept ye eat the flesh of the Son of 
man, and drink his blood, ye have 
no life in you. 

54 Whoso eateth my flesh, and 
drinketh my blood, hath eternal life; 
and I will raise him up at the last 
day. 

55 For my flesh is meat indeed, 
and my blood is drink indeed. 

56 He that eateth my flesh, and 
drinketh my blood, dwelleth in me, 
and I in him. 



Other selections from the Holy Scriptures for the second, 
third a7id fourth months. 



Exodus xvi., 1-30. — The Israelites Fed. 
Isaiah lv. — The Free Invitation. 
Luke xxii., 14-20. — The INSTITUTION. 



O GOD, thou art our God, early will we seek thee. Our 
soul thirsteth for thee. Our flesh longeth after thee in 
a barren and dry land where no water is. Thou art our 
daily dependence, O God. As thou didst feed thy peo- 
ple Israel, do thou fill our souls with heavenly food. 
Apart from thee we die, and as Christ is our life and 
sustenance, may we live in him. 

Make us not indifferent to the calls for help and sym- 
pathy from those about us. May we find place for some 

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SECOND TUESDAY MORNING. 43 

kind deed, some healing word, some unselfish endeavor, 
that may lessen the sorrow and suffering in the world. 

May we not be blind to our opportunities, but achieve 
a high and holy calling, doing our best in that state of 
life in which thou hast been pleased to call us. May 
we use this day as if it were the last, impressed with our 
privileges, and thankful for the span of life allotted to us. 
Fit and prepare us by thy grace for every duty ; give 
us the spirit of power, and of love, and of a sound 
mind ; strengthen us to endure hardness ; and grant 
that both by our lives and doctrine we may show forth 
thy glory. 

Grant, Father, that we may be witnesses to the pres- 
ence and power of Christ in the world. May our country 
have thy blessing and our rulers thy will, as their coun- 
sel and guide. The President of the United States, the 
Governor of this State, and all in authority, do thou 
make sensible of the great charge committed to them, 
that they, knowing whose ministers they are, may serve 
thee with reverence and fear. Make the right arm of 
thy power to be seen among the nations, that men may 
know thou rulest all things, and that as thine they are, it 
is for them to worship and obey. Hear this prayer, O 
Father; this nation save, and thy people bless; through 
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen, 

O God, the Bread of our life, look upon us. Be thou 
the guardian of our bodies, be thou the Saviour of our 
souls; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

OUR Father, etc. 



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WE have had fathers of our flesh 
which corrected us, and we 
gave them reverence : shall we not 
much rather be in subjection unto 
the Father of spirits, and live? 

io For they verily for a few days 
chastened us after their own pleas- 
ure ; but he for our profit, that we 
might be partakers of his holiness. 

ii Now no chastening for the 
present seemerh to be joyous, but 
grievous : nevertheless afterward it 
yieldeth the peaceable fruit of right- 



eousness unto them which are ex- 
ercised thereby. 

12 Wherefore lift up the hands 
which hang down, and the feeble 
knees ; 

13 And make straight paths for 
your feet, lest that which is lame 
be turned out of the way ; but let 
it rather be healed. 

14 Follow peace with all men, 
and holiness, without which no man 
shall see the Lord. 



Other selections from the Holy Scrifttzires for the seco7id, 
third and fourth months. 

Psalm xci. — The Secret Place. 

II. Cor. iv., 8. — Troubled but not Distressed. 

I. John iv., 9-21. — Love Casteth out Fear c 

O God, the King of glory, who hast exalted thine only 
Son Jesus Christ with great triumph unto thy kingdom 
in heaven; we beseech thee, leave us not comfortless; 
but send to us thine Holy Ghost to comfort us, and 
exalt us unto the same place whither our Saviour Christ 
is gone before. Let thy grace forgive, thy power de- 
fend, thy blood and merits plead for us and supply all 
the defects of our confession and repentance. 

This night may we go to our rest in a full and confid- 
ing trust in thy love and wisdom, as well as in thy 
power. May we realize that he that spared not his own 
Son, but freely offered him up for us all, will freely also 
give us all things. 

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SECOND TUESDAY EVENING. 45 

Should thou call us to resign what is dear to us, we 
beseech thee lay upon us no heavier load than thou wilt 
enable us to bear ; and suffer us not to murmur at thy 
chastisements or to despair of thy mercy. Inspire us 
with true and heavenly wisdom and patience, that if 
we see not the reasons that direct thy providence, we 
may yet meekly and submissively answer the ends thou 
dost propose by it. 

While we are in the world, keep us from the evil, and 
let thy good Spirit in all things direct and rule our 
hearts. And when, O gracious God, we shall have done 
and suffered all thou hast appointed for us, may we find 
our rest in those mansions of peace prepared for the 
righteous by our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen. 

O LORD God, w^e give unto thee our bodies and souls 
and spirits to be thine forever, in sickness and in health, 
in poverty and in wealth, in fulness and in want, in life 
and in death. Use us for thyself, and for the glory of 
thy blessed name. We are not our own, but thine. 
Therefore claim us as thy right, keep us as thy charge, 
love us as thy children ; for our Redeemer's sake. Amen. 

OUR Father, etc. 



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I AM the true vine, and my Father 
is the husbandman. 

2 Every branch in me that bear- 
eth not fruit he taketh away; and 
every branch that beareth fruit he 
purgeth it, that it may bring forth 
more fruit. 

3 Now ye are clean through the 
word which I have spoken unto 
you. 

4 Abide in me, and I in you. As 
the branch cannot bear fruit of it- 
self, except it abide in the vine ; no 
more can ye, except ye abide in me. 

5 I am the vine, ye are the 
branches ; he that abideth in me, 



and I in him, the same bringeth 
forth much fruit ; for without me ye 
can do nothing. 

6 If a man abide not in me, he 
is cast forth as a branch, and is 
withered ; and men gather them, 
and cast them into the fire, and 
they are burned. 

7 If ye abide in me, and my 
words abide in you, ye shall ask 
what ye will, and it shall be done 
unto you. 

8 Herein is my Father glorified, 
that ye bear much fruit ; so shall ye 
be my disciples. 



Other selections from the Holy Scriptures for the second^ 
third a?id fourth months. 

Prov. xvi., 18-25. — Trust in the Lord. 

Eph. iii., 14-21. — Strengthened with Might. 

I. John ii., 13-29. — The Love of God Perfected. 

O Lord, our Heavenly Father, whose power is infi- 
nite and whose mercy is everlasting, we, thy dependent 
creatures, most humbly thank thee for thy providential 
care of us during the past night, and we beseech thee to 
watch over us, and to direct our steps throughout the 
day. Save us from all things that can harm the body, 
and especially from whatever can assault and hurt the 
soul. 

We confess before thee that we have departed from 
thy ways and transgressed thy commandments, and that 

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we are unworthy of the least of thy favors. Shame and 
confusion have covered our face. 

Draw us to thyself, and suffer us to feel and to know 
that we are thine, and bought with thy precious blood. 
So may we go and sin no more. As members of the 
same family and as friends, may we know our value to 
each other and to thee. Make us Lord, kind, gentle and 
forbearing one towards another. 

Contrariness do thou correct, and the overlooking of 
tender ties and the magnifying of differences. Make us 
helpful and ever desirous of promoting a common good. 
Let there be no growing apart in the interest of those 
providentially made one household. The asperities of 
age do thou soften, the inconsequences and irresponsi- 
bility of youth do thou subdue. From undue exactions 
of those who serve us, and from improvidence and dis- 
content by those who serve, do thou deliver us, O Lord. 
One in thee, may we be one in each other ; through Jesus 
Christ our Lord. Amen. 

Be thou, Lord, ever with us, within and without, to 
strengthen and guard, to guide and stablish us. Thus 
shall we be thy loving children,, and thou our Divine 
Master, and our life shall be service on earth and joy in 
Paradise. We ask it for our Saviour's sake. Amen. 

OUR Father, etc. 



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JESUS answered. Verily, verily, I 
say unto thee, Except a man be 
born of water, and of the Spirit, 
he cannot enter into the kingdom 
of God. 

6 That which is born of the fledr 
is flesh ; and that which is born of 
the Spirit is spirit. 

7 Marvel not that I said unto 
thee, Ye must be born again. 

8 The wind bloweth where it 
listeth, and thou heareth the sound 
thereof, but canst not tell whence it 
cometh, and whither it goeth : so is 
every one that is born of the Spirit. 



13 And no man hath ascended up 
to heaven, but he that came down 
from heaven, even the Son of man 
which is in heaven. 

14 And as Moses lifted up the 
serpent in the wilderness, even so 
must the Son of man be lifted up ; 

15 That whosoever believeth in 
him should not perish, but have eter- 
nal life. 

16 For God so loved the world, 
that he gave his only-begotten Son, 
that whosoever believeth in him 
should not perish, but have ever- 
lasting life. 



Other selections from the Holy Scriptures for the second, 
third and fourth months. 

Isaiah liii. — Crucified with Christ. 
Rom. vi., 1— 13. — Buried with Christ. 
Col. iii., 1— 1 5. — Risen with Christ. 

O God, whose nature and property is ever to have 
mercy and to forgive, receive our humble petitions ; and 
though we be tied and bound with the chain of our sins, 
yet let the pitifulness of thy great mercy loose us; for 
the honor of Jesus Christ, our Mediator and Advocate. 

O Lord, the only-begotten Son, Jesus Christ ; O Lord 
God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father, that takest away 
the sins of the world, have mercy upon us. Thou that 
takest away the sins of the world, have mercy upon us. 
Thou that takest away the sins of the world, receive our 
prayer. Thou that sittest at the right hand of God the 

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Father, have mercy upon us. For thou only art holy ; 
thou only art the Lord; thou only, O Christ, with the 
Holy Ghost, art most high in the glory of God the 
Father. 

And as we beseech thee, O Lord, to forgive the sins, 
negligences and ignorances of the past day, so may it 
please thee to endue us with the grace of the Holy 
Spirit, to amend our lives according to thy holy Word. 
Forgive, we beseech thee, the impatience of our un 
belief, make perfect that which is lacking in our faith, 
and while we tarry thy fulfilment of the ancient promises, 
grant us to have a good hope for the time to come. 

This night may we go to our rest in a sure confidence 
that thou art our Friend. May the morning hours 
awaken us to a new sense of thy presence, and the new 
purposes of sacrifice and separation to thy service, and 
thus may we be protected against the great adversary 
of souls. Grant this, O Father, through the merits and 
the mediation of thy dear Son Jesus Christ. Amen. 

O God, who by the Resurrection of thy well-beloved 
Son from the dead hast brought life and immortality to 
light; grant, we humbly beseech thee, that, because he 
liveth, we may live also ; and that, being risen with Christ, 
we may evermore walk in newness of life, and seek those 
things which are above; through the same thy Son 
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen* 

OUR Father, etc. 



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A SOFT answer turneth away 
wrath; but grievous words stir 
up anger. 

2 The tongue of the wise useth 
knowledge aright: but the mouth 
of fools poureth out foolishness. 

3 The eyes of the Lord are in 
every place, beholding the evil and 
the good. 

4 A wholesome tongue is a tree 
of life: but perverseness therein is 
a breach in the spirit. 

5 A fool despiseth his father's in- 
struction: but he that regardeth re- 
proof is prudent. 



6 In the house of the righteous is 
much treasure: but in the revenues 
of the wicked is trouble. 

7 The lips of the wise disperse 
knowledge : but the heart of the 
foolish doeth not so. 

8 The sacrifice of the wicked is 
an abomination to the Lord: but 
the prayer of the upright is his de- 
light. 

9 The way of the wicked is an 
abomination unto the Lord: but 
he loveth him that followeth after 
righteousness. 



Other selections from the Holy Scriptures for the second^ 
third and fourth months. 

Psalm cxli. — The Door of the Lips. 

I, Cor. xiii., i-i 3.— Charity. 

James Hi., 1-13. — To Offend Not in Word. 

MOST merciful God, who art of purer eyes than to be- 
hold iniquity, and hast promised forgiveness to all those 
who confess and forsake their sins ; we come before 
thee in an humble sense of our own unworthiness, ac- 
knowledging our manifold transgressions of thy right- 
eous laws. 

But, O gracious Father, who desirest not the death 
of a sinner, look upon us, we beseech thee, in mercy, 
and forgive us all our transgressions. Make us deeply 
sensible of the great evil of them ; and work in us a 
hearty contrition ; that we may obtain forgiveness at 

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SECOND THURSDAY MORNING. 5* 

thy hands, who art ever ready to receive humble and 
penitent sinners ; for the sake of thy Son our Saviour. 

And lest, through our own frailty, or the temptations 
which encompass us, we be drawn again into sin, vouch- 
safe us, we beseech thee, the direction and assistance of 
thy Holy Spirit. Reform whatever is amiss in the 
temper and disposition of our souls ; that no unclean 
thoughts, unlawful designs, or inordinate desires may 
rest there. May we seek those things which are above, 
where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. And 
may our life be so hid with Christ in God now, that 
when he, who is our life, shall appear, we may also ap- 
pear with him in glory. 

Extend, we beseech thee, the arms of thy compassion 
beyond the bounds of our own habitations. Send down 
thy blessings, temporal and spiritual, upon our relations, 
friends, and neighbors. Reward all who have done us 
good, and pardon all those who have done or wish us 
evil, and give them repentance and better minds. Be 
merciful to all who are in any trouble ; and do thou, the 
God of pity, administer to them according to their several 
necessities ; for his sake who went about doing good, 
thy Son our Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen. 

O MOST loving Jesus, pattern of charity, grant that the 
grace of charity and brotherly love may dwell in us, 
and that all envy, harshness, and ill-will may die in us ; 
fill our hearts with such kindness that by constantly re- 
joicing in the happiness and good success of others, and 
by putting away all envious thoughts we may follow 
thee, who art thyself the true and perfect Love. Amen. 

OUR Father, etc. 



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REMEMBER now thy Creator 
in the days of thy youth, 
while the evil days come not, nor 
the years draw nigh, when thou 
shalt say, I have no pleasure in 
them ; 

2 While the sun, or the light, or 
the moon, or the stars, be not dark- 
ened, nor the clouds return after 
the rain : 

3 In the day when the keepers of 
the house shall tremble, and the 
strong men shall bow themselves, 
and the grinders cease, because they 
are few, and those that look out of 
the windows be darkened ; 



5 Also when they shall be afraid 
of that which is high, and fears shall 
be in the way, and the almond-tree 
shall flourish, and the grasshopper 
shall be a burden, and desire shall 
fail ; because man goeth to his long 
home, and the mourners go about 
the streets : 

6 Or ever the silver cord be loos- 
ed, or the golden bowl be broken, 
or the pitcher be broken at the 
fountain, or the wheel broken at 
the cistern : 

7 Then shall the dust return to 
the earth as it was ; and the spirit 
shall return unto God who gave it. 



Other selections from the Holy Scriptures for the second, 
third and fourth months. 

Prov. iv., i— 13. — The Instruction of a Father. 
Eccles. xi. — In the Morning Sow thy Seed. 
I. John ii., 13. — The Gospel for Children. 

We yield thee humble thanks, O heavenly Father, that 
thou hast vouchsafed to call us to the knowledge of thy 
grace and faith in thee. Increase this knowledge and 
confirm this faith evermore. Give thy Holy Spirit to 
us, that having been born again, and made heirs of ever- 
lasting salvation, through our Lord Jesus Christ,- we may 
continue thy servants, and attain thy promises. 

Grant that we may never fall from thee ; and since we 
have no power of ourselves to help ourselves, take us, we 
beseech thee, under the protection of thy good provi- 



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SECOND THURSDAY EVENING. 53 

dence. Keep us both outwardly in our bodies, and in- 
wardly in our souls, that we may be defended from all 
adversities which may happen to the body, and from 
all evil thoughts which may assault and hurt the soul. 
May we be temples fit for the indwelling of thy Holy 
Spirit. Cast out everything that defileth ; all lusts, sin- 
ful affections, covetous desires, vain imaginations, and 
everything contrary to thy holy will, that we may serve 
thee with pure and humble minds. 

Bless us in our lying down and in our rising up. May 
we remember thee upon our beds, and think of thee in 
the night watches. When it is dark about us, thou 
spiest out all our ways. There is nothing hid from thee. 
May we remember this, O Lord, and thus be prevented 
from sin. 

And when the night of death has come, and our eyes 
closed forever to the light of the sun, may we be gathered 
to the rest and the rewards of the many mansions in the 
skies, and worship thee in the temple where there is no 
need of the light of the sun, and where the Lamb is the 
light thereof; for his Name's sake. Amen. 

O Heavenly Father, look down in mercy upon the 
young (and the children of this family). Keep them 
from all harm. Make them obedient, and humble, and 
pure, and truthful. May they remember thee in the 
days of their youth. And so may they grow up in thy 
fear and love, and increase, like the Child Jesus, in 
wisdom and in favor with God and man ; through the 
same, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

OUR Father, etc. 



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1WILL not leave you comfort- 
less ; I will come to you. 

19 Yet a little while, and the 
world seeth me no more ; but ye 
see me : because I live, ye shall live 
also. 

20 At that day ye shall know 
that I am in my Father, and ye in 
me, and I in you. 

21 He that hath my command- 
ments, and keepeth them, he it is 
that loveth me : and he that loveth 



me shall be loved of my Father, and 
I will love him, and will manifest 
myself to him. 

22 Judas saith unto him, (not 
Iscariot,) Lord, how is it that thou 
wilt manifest thyself unto us, and 
not unto the world? 

23 Jesus answered and said unto 
him, If a man love me, he will keep 
my words : and my Father will love 
him, and we will come unto him, 
and make our abode with him. 



Other selections from the Holy Scriptures for the second^ 
third and fourth months. 

Psalms lxix., 9-19. — The Lord is Nigh. 

John viii., 51-59. — DEPENDENCE UPON CHRIST. 

Rom. xiv., 1-12. — Dependence One upon An- 
other. 

O THOU eternal Father, that rulest over all, and who 
yet has deigned to come near to us thy children, Ave call 
upon thee to incline thine ear to our petitions. We 
own O Father, that we have no need to go to the ages 
past, and call as witnesses to thy presence and love, 
patriarchs and prophets and apostles. We have no need 
to penetrate the skies, and amidst circling suns to seek 
thee, to go over the seas or worship at some shrine to 
find thee, when thou Lord, art nearer to us than we 
are one to another. 

By thy Spirit thou art very near, and so do thou par- 
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SECOND FRIDAY MORNING. 55 

enlighten. Sweeten our lives, soften our affections, 
make us considerate to the erring, helpful to the weak, 
sympathetic to the suffering, ever commending thy love 
to the darkened and discouraged spirits of man. 

By our lives and actions may we commend the blessed 
gospel of thy Son to all around us. This day may we 
serve thee, and may our highest delight be in doing thy 
will. In sorrow and perplexity may nothing separate 
us from thee. And as thy most dear Son went not up 
to joy, but first he suffered pain, and entered not into 
glory before he was crucified ; mercifully grant that we, 
walking in the way of the Cross, may find it none other 
than the way of life and peace. 

And when life's work is done, may we realize, as we 
cannot realize now, that in thy presence there is fulness 
of joy, and at thy right hand there are pleasures forever- 
more ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen, 

Nor do we pray for ourselves alone, but for all who 
are dear to us, those especially from whom on earth we a«re 
now separated. Grant that both they and we, by draw- 
ing nearer to thee, may be drawing nearer to each other, 
bound together by the unseen chains of thy love, in the 
communion of thy Spirit and in the fellowship of thy 
saints. And whether we meet again on earth or not, 
may we meet in the house of the many mansions in the 
skies, there to dwell with thee forever; through Jesus 
Christ our Lord. Amen. 

Our Father, etc. 



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REMEMBER the word that I 
said unto you, The servant is 
not greater than his lord. If they 
have persecuted me, they will also 
persecute you; if they have kept 
my saying, they will keep yours 
also. 

21 But all these things will they 
do unto you for my name's sake, 
because they know not him that 
sent me. 

22 If I had not come and spoken 
unto them, they had not had sin ; 
but now they have no cloak for 
their sin. 



23 He that hateth me, hateth my 
Father also. 

24 If I had not done among them 
the works which none other man 
did, they had not had sin; but now 
have they both seen and hated both 
me and my Father. 

25 But this cometh to pass, that 
the word might be fulfilled that is 
written in their law, They hated me 
without a cause. 

26 But when the Comforter is 
come, whom I will send unto you 
from the Father, even the Spirit of 
truth, which proceedeth from the 
Father, he shall testify of me. 



Other selections from the Holy Scriptures for the second, 
third and fourth months. 

Psalm cxvi., 1-14. — Trouble and Sorrow. 
Eccles. iii. 1-13. — To Everything a Time. 
Luke xxiii., 34-46. — The CRUCIFIXION. 

O GOD, whose blessed Son was crucified for us, the just 
for the unjust, that he might bring us to thee, look upon 
us thy suppliant children, hear our prayer, incline thine 
ear to our supplication. O for a song of praise, a psalm 
of thanksgiving unto thee,, the God of our salvation ! O 
Lamb of God, worthy art thou that was slain to receive 
power and riches, and wisdom and strength, and honor, 
and glory and blessing ! 

Teach us, Lord, to live day by day, in humble depen- 
dence upon thy promises, in cheerful obedience to thy 

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laws, and in a certain hope of a blessed immortality. 
Show some token of good. Admit us into the sanctuary 
of thy presence. We have followed thee, O Lord, al- 
though sometime it has been afar off. Grant us, in all 
our doubts and uncertainties, the grace to ask what thou 
wouldst have us to do, that the Spirit of wisdom may 
save us from all false choices, and that in thy light we 
may see light, and in thy straight path may not stumble. 

O thou whose hands for our sake were pierced with 
sharp nails, whatever evil our hands have committed, 
whatever good left unwrought, do thou forgive ! O 
thou whose feet were fastened to the cross, whereinso- 
ever our feet have been swift to do evil, or have been 
slow on errands of mercy and love, do thou forgive ! O 
thou whose side was pierced with a spear, in whatso- 
ever our minds have been vain and foolish, our hearts 
evil and corrupt, do thou, dear Lord, forgive ! 

Keep us, we beseech thee, with thy perpetual mercy, 
and because the fraility of man without thee cannot but 
fall, keep us ever by thy help from all things hurtful and 
lead us to all things profitable to our salvation ; for our 
Redeemer's sake. Amen, 

O LORD Jesus Christ, our sympathizing Saviour, draw 
thou near to all who in this transitory life are in any 
sorrow, need, sickness or other adversity, and so hallow 
their crosses here, that thou mayest crown them here- 
after where all tears are wiped away ; for thine own 
Name's sake. Amen. 

Our Father, etc. 



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VERILY, verily, I say unto you, 
He that hearethmy word, and 
believeth on him that sent me, hath 
everlasting life, and shall not come 
into condemnation : but is passed 
from death unto life. 

25 Verily, verily, 'I say unto you, 
The hour is coming, and now is, 
when the dead shall hear the voice 
of the Son of God : and they that 
hear shall live. 

26 For as the Father hath life in 
himself, so hath he given to the Son 
to have life in himself ; 

27 And hath given him authority 



to execute judgment also, because 
he is the Son of man. 

28 Marvel not at this : for the 
hour is coming, in the which all that 
are in the graves shall hear his 
voice, 

29 And shall come forth ; they 
that have done good, unto the res- 
urrection of life ; and they that 
have done evil, unto the resurrec- 
tion of damnation. 

30 I can of mine own self do 
nothing : as I hear, I judge : and 
my judgment is just ; because I seek 
not mine own will, but the will of 
the Father which hath sent me. 



Other selections fxom the Holy Scriptures for the second, 
third and fourth months. 

Isaiah xl., 9-15. — God's Wisdom. 

Mai. iii., 1-6. — The Day of His Coming. 

Heb. xii., 22-29. — A CONSUMING FlRE. 

O GOD, the King of kings and Lord of lords, we bow 
before thee with reverence and awe. Have respect to 
our prayer, though thou art holy and we are sinful. 
Thou art mighty and we are weak. Thou art our 
Creator and Sovereign, and we thy creatures and sub- 
jects. Listen to our petition. 

Give us food, shelter and whate'er is necessary for our 
sustenance this day. Our lives are in thy hand, and 
with these gifts grant us grace to use them aright and 
to thy service. Above all, feed us with the bread which 

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cometh down from heaven, and which thou givest for 
the life of the world. Lord, evermore give unto us this 
bread, and nourish us with it, even unto life eternal. 

May we seek first thy kingdom and righteousness, and 
to trust thy unfailing promise, that all other things may 
be added unto us. Let no riches ever make us for- 
get ourselves ; let no poverty ever make us forget 
thee ; but let thy Holy Spirit in all things direct and 
rule our hearts and minds, and render effectual the salu- 
tary precepts of thy holy Word ; that we may be filled 
with heavenly wisdom, and richly abound in the fruits 
of Christian knowledge and goodness. 

And do thou, Lord, grant in thy mercy to all those 
who are far from thee, and are yet in the darkness of 
ignorance and error, that they may be led by thy grace 
into the way of salvation, and to know thee, the only 
true God, and Jesus Christ whom thou hast sent. 
Have pity upon the unthankful and the unholy. For- 
give the evil-doers, who know not what they do ; and 
out of many nations and tongues assemble the congre- 
gation of thy saints ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. 
Amen. 

O LORD, who never failest to help and govern those 
whom thou dost bring up in thy steadfast fear and love-, 
keep us, we beseech thee, under the protection of thy 
good providence, and make us to have a perpetual fear 
and love of thy holy Name ; through Jesus Christ our 
Lord. Amen. 

Our Father, etc. 



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PETER therefore was kept in 
prison; but prayer was made 
without ceasing of the church unto 
God for him. 

6 And when Herod would have 
brought him forth, the same night 
Peter was sleeping between two sol- 
diers, bound with two chains: and 
the keepers before the door kept the 
prison. 

7 And, behold, the angel of the 
Lord came upon him, and a light 
shined in the prison: and he smote 
Peter on the side, and raised him 
up, saying. Arise up quickly. And 
his chains fell off from his hands. 

8 And the angel said unto him, 
Gird thyself, and bind on thy san- 
dals : and so he did. And he saith 
unto him, Cast thy garment about 
thee, and follow me. 

12 And when he had considered 
the thing, he came to the house of 
Mary the mother of John, whose 



surname was Mark; where many 
were gathered together praying. 

13 And as Peter knocked at the 
door of the gate, a damsel came to 
hearken, named Rhoda. 

14 And when she knew Peter's 
voice, she opened not the gate for 
gladness, but ran in, and told how 
Peter stood before the gate. 

15 And they said unto her, Thou 
art mad. But she constantly af- 
firmed that it was even so. Then 
said they, It is his angel. 

16 But Peter continued knock- 
ing: and when they had opened the 
door, and saw him, they were as- 
tonished. 

17 But he, beckoning unto them 
with the hand to hold their peace, 
declared unto them how the Lord 
had brought him out of the prison. 
And he said, Go shew these things 
unto James, and to the brethren. 
And he departed, and went into an- 
other place. 



Other selections from the Holy Scriptures for the second^ 
third and fourth months. 

Isaiah xliii., I-I2. — BESIDE THE LORD, NO SAVIOUR. 

II. Cor. xL, 23-33. — Paul's Deliverance. 

I. Peter v., 5-14. — Casting all Care upon Him. 

O ETERNAL, immortal, invisible and only wise God, 
incline, we beseech thee, thine ear to our calling ; and 
let the voice of our prayer and thanksgiving enter into 
thy presence. Thou hast brought us to the close of an- 
other w r eek ; and we acknowledge with thankfulness all 

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the mercies which thou hast bestowed upon us from the 
beginning of our lives to this moment, 

We thank thee for food and raiment ; for health and 
strength ; for friends and benefactors ; but above all, we 
heartily thank thee for having called us to a state of 
salvation, through Jesus Christ our Saviour. And we 
pray thee to give us thy grace, that we may continue in 
the same unto our lives' end. 

We bless thee for this favored land ; for the Church 
in which thou hast placed us ; for its worship ; for thy 
holy Word. Give grace, O Heavenly Father, to the 
stewards of thy mysteries, particularly to thy servants 
who minister unto us in holy things, that, both by their 
life and doctrine, they may set forth thy true and lively 
Word, and rightly and duly administer thy holy sacra- 
ments. 

And to all thy people give thy heavenly grace ; espe- 
cially unto those who shall assemble with us on thy 
holy day in thy courts, that with meek heart and with 
due reverence, we may hear and receive thy holy Word, 
truly serving in holiness and righteousness before thee, 
all the days of their lives ; through Jesus Christ our 
Lord. Amen, 

UNTO God's gracious mercy and protection we com- 
mit ourselves and all dear unto us this night, wherever 
they may be. The Lord bless us and keep us. The 
Lord make his face to shine upon us, and be gracious 
unto us. The Lord lift up his countenance upon us, and 
give us peace, both now and evermore. Amen. 

OUR Father, etc. 



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KEEP thy foot when thou goest 
to the house of God, and be 
more ready to hear, than to give 
the sacrifice of fools : for they con- 
sider not that they do evil. 

2 Be not rash with thy mouth, 
and let not thine heart be hasty to 
utter any thing before God : for 
God is in heaven, and thou upon 
earth ; therefore let thy words be 
few. 

3 r/or a dream cometh through the 
multitude of business ; and a fool's 
voice is known by multitude of 
words. 



4 When thou vowest a vow unto 
God, defer not to pay it ; for he 
hath no pleasure in fools : pay that 
which thou hast vowed. 

5 Better is it that thou shouldest 
not vow, than that thou shouldest 
vow and not pay. 

6 Suffer not thy mouth to cause 
thy flesh to sin ; neither say thou 
before the angel, that it was an 
error : wherefore should God be 
angry at thy voice, and destroy the 
work of thine hands ? 



Other selections from the Holy Scriptures for the second^ 
third and fourth months. 

II. Cor. vi., 35-42. — Prayer in the Sanctuary. 

Psalm cxliii., 1-11. — David's Prayer. 

II. Thess. iii., 1-13. — Prayer for the Disciples. 

Unto thee do we lift up our eyes, O thou that 
dwellest in the heavens. Behold, as the eyes of servants 
look upon the hands of their masters, and as the eyes of 
a maiden unto the hands of her mistress, even so our 
eyes wait upon thee, O Lord our God, until thou have 
mercy upon us. 

Hearken to the voice of our thanksgiving, that upon 
man's transgressions thou didst not pass him by, nor 
leave him helpless, but didst give him promise of 
salvation, and in the fulness of time didst send thy Son 
to take upon him our nature, and by his obedience unto 

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THIRD SUNDAY MORNING. 63 

death didst take away the curse of the Law, and by his 
death didst redeem us, and all mankind ; blessed be thy 
Name, and praised and magnified be its record, and every 
memorial of it. 

Let thy priests this day be clothed with righteousness, 
and make thy people joyful in thy salvation. Merci- 
fully look upon thy Church. And to all those who shall 
be ordained to any holy function give thy grace and 
heavenly benediction, that both by their lives and 
doctrine they may declare thy glory and set forward the 
salvation of men. 

Hear this, we beseech thee, our prayer for those 
who teach the young, that they may first be taught of 
thee. Bless the children of our Sunday-schools. Open 
their hearts to receive thy truth. May they feel their 
need of the renewing influence of the Holy Spirit, and 
be led to holiness of life, without which they cannot 
enter the kingdom of Heaven ; through Jesus Christ 
our Lord. Amen. 

And let thy Holy Spirit accompany us to the place of 
thy public worship, making us serious and attentive, and 
raising our minds from the thoughts of this world to the 
consideration of the next, that we may fervently join in 
the prayers and praises of thy Church, and listen to our 
duty with honest hearts, in order to practice it ; through 
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

OUR Father, etc. 



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AND beginning at Moses and all 
the prophets, he expounded 
unto them in all the scriptures the 
things concerning himself. 

28 And they drew nigh unto the 
village, whither they went : and he 
made as though he would have 
gone further. 

29 But they constrained him, say- 
ing. Abide with us : for it is toward 
evening, and the day is far spent. 
And he went in to tarry with them. 

30 And it came to pass, as he 
sat at meat with them, he took 
bread, and blessed it, and brake, 
and gave to them. 

31 And their eyes were opened, 



[ and they knew him ; and he van- 
ished out of their sight. 

32 And they said one to another, 
Did not our heart burn within us, 
while he talked with us by the way, 
and while he opened to us the scrip- 
tures ? 

33 And they rose up the same 
hour, and returned to Jerusalem, 
and found the eleven gathered to- 
gether, and them that were with 
them, 

34 Saying, The Lord is risen in- 
deed, and hath appeared to Simon. 

35 And they told what things 
were done in the way, and how he 
was known of them in breaking of 
bread. 



Other selections from the Holy Scriptures for the second^ 
third and fourth months. 

Ps. xxxiv., .15-22. — The Lord is Nigh. 
Acts xviii., 1- 1 1.— With Paul at Corinth. 
II. Tim. iv., 9-18. — At Ephesus. 

O ALMIGHTY Father, we, thine unworthy children, 
present ourselves before the footstool of thy mercy, be- 
seeching thee to forgive us the sins, negligences and 
ignorances of this day. Pardon our want of zeal in thy 
service, the coldness of our hearts, and the wandering of 
our thoughts, and teach us to worship thee more worth- 
ily. 

Engrave upon our minds the holy lessons which we 
have this day heard, that we may be doers of thy Word 

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and not hearers only, deceiving our own selves. Let thy 
Holy Spirit dwell in our souls, sanctifying our thoughts 
and purifying our affections. 

Wilt thou direct our wills, that throughout this week 
we may live in obedience to thee, and in love and char- 
ity with our neighbors. With hearts full of gratitude 
for thy mercies, may we be more devoted to thy ser- 
vice, and carry the glad tidings of redeeming love to 
those who know thee not. May we lift up feeble knees 
and cheer despondent hearts. 

With power and help for ourselves, we ask thy bless- 
ing upon all the members of this family, far and near ; 
that thou wilt grant unto them our earnest desire, and 
that finally, when the days of our pilgrimage are over, 
we may be received into the rest and happiness of 
heaven; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

O God, who hast called us to be the children of the 
Resurrection, and hast made us citizens of the Jerusalem 
which is above, grant that whensoever, in the dimness of 
this life present, our eyes are holden that we see thee 
not, our hearts may be attentive to thy holy Word, and 
burn within us, as it is opened by thy Son our Sav- 
iour Jesus Christ. Amen. 

OUR Father, etc. 



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AND when thou prayest, thou 
shalt not be as the hypocrites 
are: for they love to pray standing 
in the synagogues, and in the corners 
of the streets, that they may be seen 
of men. Verily I say unto you, 
They have their reward. 

6 But thou, when thou prayest, 
enter into thy closet, and when thou 
hast shut thy door, pray to thy Fa- 
ther which is in secret; and thy Fa- 
ther which seeth in secret shall re- 
ward thee openly. 



7 But when ye pray, use not vain 
repetitions, as the heathen do: for 
they think that they shall be heard 
for their much speaking. 

8 Be not ye therefore like unto 
them: for your Father knoweth 
what things ye have need of, before 
ye ask him. 

9 After this manner therefore 
pray ye: Our Father which art in 
heaven, Hallowed be thy name. 



Other selections fr 077i the Holy Scriptures for the second, 
third and fourth 77ionths. 

Psalm xciii. — The Lord Reigneth. 

Isaiah lx., I-I2.— A PROSPEROUS KINGDOM. 

Matt, xiii., 14-52. — The Kingdom of Heaven. 

O God, the blessed and only potentate, the King of 
kings and Lord of lords, the ruler of nations : we adore 
and magnify thy holy name for all the wonderful things 
that thou hast done. We render thee thanks for the 
goodly heritage which thou hast given us ; for the civil 
and religious privileges which we enjoy ; and for the 
multiplied manifestations of thy favor. 

Preserve to our country the blessings of peace. Re- 
store them to nations deprived of them. May the kingdom 
of the Prince of Peace come, and reigning in the hearts 
and lives of men, unite them in holy fellowship; so that 
their only strife may be, who shall show forth with most 

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humble and holy fervor the praises of him who hath 
loved them, and hath made them by promise kings and 
priests unto God. 

We implore thy blessing upon all in authority, legis- 
lative, judicial and executive. May they have grace and 
wisdom to so discharge their duties as most effectually 
to promote thy glory, and the peace, good order and 
welfare of the state. 

Save us, O God, from the guilt of abusing the bless- 
ings of prosperity by luxury, licentiousness, irreligion 
and vice; lest we provoke thee to visit our offences with 
a rod and our sins with scourges. And while thy un- 
merited goodness leads us to repentance, may we offer 
ourselves, our souls and bodies, a living sacrifice to thee, 
who hast preserved and redeemed us. Teach us to be 
content with the station wherein thou hast been pleased 
to place us. Grant that we may honestly and diligently 
discharge the duties of our calling, and without anxiety, 
depend on thy blessing for the success of our lawful 
endeavors ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen, 

ALMIGHTY God, who hast promised to hear the peti- 
tions of those who ask in thy Son's Name; we beseech 
thee mercifully to incline thine ears to us who have now 
made our prayers and supplications unto thee ; and 
errant that those things which we have faithfully asked 
according to thy will, may effectually be obtained, to 
the relief of our necessity, and to the setting forth of thy 
glory; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

OUR Father, etc. 



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AND having food and raiment, let 
us be therewith content. 

9 But they that will be rich fall 
into temptation, and a snare, and 
into many foolish and hurtful lusts, 
which drown men in destruction 
and perdition. 

10 For the love of money is the 
root of all evil; which while some 
coveted after, they have erred from 



the faith, and pierced themselves 
through with many sorrows. 

ii But thou, O man of God, flee 
these things; and follow after right- 
eousness, godliness, faith, love, pa- 
tience, meekness. 

12 Fight the good fight of faith, 
Jay hold on eternal life, where- 
unto thou art also called, and hast 
professed a good profession before 
many witnesses. 



Other selections from the Holy Scriptures for the second^ 
third andfozcrth months. 

Neh. iv. — Watch and Pray. 

Rom. xiii .— The Christian Armor. 

I. Tim. L 12-20. — A Good Warfare. 



O GOD, who art the strength of all those who put 
their trust in thee, we desire this evening to bow before 
thee with reverence and humility, and with a thankful 
sense of thy goodness towards us. We would draw 
nigh in full assurance of faith unto thee, who hast 
graciously promised that they who ask through faith in 
Christ, shall receive, and that they who seek shall find. 

We are unworthy, through our manifold sins, to offer 
unto thee any sacrifice ; yet we beseech thee to have 
compassion upon our infirmities, not weighing our 
merits, but pardoning our offences. We thank thee that 
our lives are still preserved, we adore thy majesty, we 
revere thy justice, we magnify thy mercies. While in our 

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hearts we meditate upon thy ways, our lips would de- 
clare thy righteousness, and our tongues would sing thy 
praise. 

Thou hast revealed thyself to us in thy works, in thy 
holy Word, and in thy Providence ; but above all, we 
thank thee that thou hast revealed thyself to us in thy 
Son. May we see thy face in him ; may his character 
be our contemplation, his example our pattern, and his 
Spirit our help and guide. 

On every hand there are the manifestations of thy 
forethought and love. May we neglect none of the 
means of grace provided for us, in the study and in the . 
reverence of thy Word, in prayer and in the sacramental 
worship of thy Church. Above all, may we use the light 
and strength thus imparted to us for the help of others, 
to the extension and building up of thy kingdom, and 
to the glory of thy holy Name. Make us strong in the 
Lord and in the power of his grace. Make us humble, 
obedient, pure-minded and temperate. Make us just, 
generous and true : and thus may we be fitted for thy 
self, and for residence with thee in the skies ; through 
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

Almighty God, grant to those thy servants who have 
put on Christ, that they may be defended against all 
adversities, and may ever prove themselves good sol- 
diers of Jesus Christ; through his merits, who with thee 
and the Holy Ghost we worship as one God, world with- 
out end. Amen. 

OUR Father, etc. 



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MOREOVER, brethren, I would 
not that ye should be igno- 
rant, how that all our fathers were 
under the cloud, and all passed 
through the sea ; 

2 And were all baptized unto 
Moses in the cloud and in the sea ; 

3 And did all eat the same spirit- 
ual meat ; 

4 And did all drink the same 
spiri.ual drink ; (for they drank of 
•that spiritual Rock that followed 
them ; and that Rock was Christ :) 

5 But with many of them God 
was not well pleased ; for they were 
overthrown in the wilderness. 

9 Neither let us tempt Christ, as 



some of them also tempted, and 
were destroyed of serpents. 

11 Now all these things happen- 
ed unto them for ensamples : and 
they are written for our admonition, 
upon whom the ends of the world 
are come. 

12 Wherefore, let him that think- 
eth he standeth take heed lest he 
fall. 

13 There hath no temptation 
taken you but such as is common to 
man : but God is faithful, who will 
not suffer you to be tempted above 
that ye are able ; but will with the 
temptation also make a way to es- 
cape, that ye may be able to bear it. 



Other selections frovi the Holy Scriptures for the second^ 
third and fourth months. 

Psalm xvii. — David's Deliverance. 
Matt, iv., i-ii. — Jesus' Temptation. 
James i., 12-27. — ENDURANCE. 

Accept merciful Father, our morning sacrifice of 
praise and thanksgiving for the protection of the night, 
and for the early blessings of this day. To thee we owe 
all that we have and are. May the appreciation of thy 
goodness so grow upon us, that we may love thee more 
and serve thee better. 

As day shall be added to day, may we become more 
obedient to thy will and more earnest and self-forgetful 
in thy work. Let nothing separate us from the love of 



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God that is in Christ Jesus, and finding our happiness 
in doing his will, may we secure his favor. May we 
lay aside every weight and the sin which doth so easily 
beset, to run with patience the race that is set before 
us, looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our 
faith, who for the joy that was set before him, endured 
the Cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the 
right hand of the throne of God. 

And as thou hast promised to give thy Holy Spirit 
to them that ask, we humbly pray for this gift, that we 
may be kept from carelessness and hardness of heart, 
from fretfulness and impatience, from vanity and pride, 
from self-seeking and covetousness, from the unhappy 
desire of becoming great, from repining at thy dispensa- 
tion, and from neglecting thy warning. 

And as thou dost take from us these, will thou grant 
unto us such love and joy, and peace and long-suffering, 
such gentleness and goodness, faith, meekness and tem- 
perance, that we may daily crucify the flesh with its 
affections and lusts. And this we ask not for our own 
merits, but for the sake of him who hath loved us and 
died for us, thy Son, our Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen. 

Be thou, O God, our protection, and watch over our 
paths with guiding love, that among the snares which 
lie hidden in our paths, we may so pass onward with 
hearts fixed on thee, that we may come to thee and be 
forever with thee. We ask it for Jesus Christ's sake. 
Amen. 

Our Father, etc. 



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AVE mercy upon us, O Lord j hand and thy right arm, that they 



God of all, and behold us 

2 And send thy fear upon all the 
nations that seek not after thee. 

3 Lift up thy hand against the 



may set forth thy wondrous works. 
15 Give testimony unto those 
that thou hast possessed from the 
beginning, and raise up prophets 



strange nations, and let them see that have been in thy name, 
thy power. 16 Reward them that wait for 

4 As thou wast sanctified in us thee, and let thy prophets be found 



before them: so, be thou magnified 
among them before us. 

5 And let them know thee as we 
have known thee, that there is no 
God , but only thou, O God. 

6 Shew new signs, and make 
other strange wonders: glorify thy 



faithful. 

17 O Lord, hear the prayer of 
thy servants, according to the bless- 
ing of Aaron over thy people, that 
all they which dwell upon the 
earth may know that thou art the 
Lord, the eternal God. 



Other selections from the Holy Scriptures for the second, 
third and fourth months. 

Jer. xvi., 14-21. — From all Lands. 
Matt, xxi., 1-14. — From the Highways. 
Rev. v. — From Every Nation and Tongue. 

O LORD, who didst come to seek and to save the lost, 
and to whom all power is given in heaven and in earth, 
hear, we beseech thee, our prayers for those who, at thy 
command, go forth to preach the Gospel to every crea- 
ture. 

Preserve them from all dangers to which they may be 
exposed ; from perils by land and perils by water ; from 
the deadly pestilence ; from the violence of the per- 
secutor ; from doubt and impatience ; from discourage- 
ment and discord ; and from all the devices of the 
powers of darkness. And while they plant and water, 
send thou, O Lord, the increase. 

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Convert thou in Christian lands such as neglect so 
great salvation. Make us, thy servants, strong and cour- 
ageous to do our duty in whatever place of privilege or 
opportunity thou hast placed us. Quicken within us a 
sense of our responsibility to those who are ignorant, 
erring and uncared for about us, those at our very 
doors ; and may we be quickened to such a degree as to 
move us to sacrifice and service in their behalf without 
delay. 

Make us to see that souls are perishing without the 
knowledge of Jesus Christ and him crucified. And 
since thou hast entrusted to us the knowledge of thy 
truth, and the gifts of thy bounty, help us to use them 
as good stewards, so that thy Name may be glorified 
and thy kingdom come, O gracious Saviour of the 
world ; to whom, with the Father and the Holy Ghost, 
be honor and glory, world without end. Amen. 

Almighty God, who didst give such grace unto thy 
Apostles that they readily obeyed the calling of thy Son 
Jesus Christ, and followed him without delay ; grant 
unto us all, that we, being called by thy holy Word, 
may forthwith give up ourselves obediently to fulfil thy 
holy commandments ; through the same Jesus Christ our 
Lord. Amen, 

Our Father, etc. 



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WHEREFORE I desire that ye 
faint not at my tribulations 
for you, which is your glory. 

14 For this cause I bow my knees 
unto the Father of our Lord Jesus 
Christ, 

15 Of whom the whole family in 
heaven and earth is named, 

16 That he would grant you, ac- 
cording to the riches of his glory, to 
be strengthened with might by his 
Spirit in the inner man ; 

17 That Christ may dwell in your 
hearts by faith ; that ye, being 
rooted and grounded in love, 



18 May be able to comprehend 
with all saints what is the breadth, 
and length, and depth, and height ; 

19 And to know the love of 
Christ, which passeth knowledge, 
that ye might be filled with all the 
fulness of God. 

20 Now unto him that is able to 
do exceeding abundantly above all 
that we ask or think, according to 
the power that worketh in us, 

21 Unto him be glory in the 
church by Christ Jesus throughout 
all ages, world without end. Amen. 



Other selections from the Holy Scriptures for the second, 
third and fourth months. 

Psalm xvi. — The Lord Our Portion. 
Rom. viii., 1-11. — CHRIST IN You. 
Eph. i., 15-23. — Christ Revealed. 

WORTHY is the Lamb that was slain, to receive power 
and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honor, and 
glory, and blessing. To him that sitteth upon the 
throne and to the Lamb, be the blessing, and the thanks, 
and the honor, and the glory, and the might ! And, O 
Father, make us know and feel, that there is none other 
Name under heaven given to man, in whom, and through 
whom, we may receive health and salvation, but only the 
Name of our Lord Jesus Christ. 

Thou knowest our necessities. They are not hid from 



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thee. We need thy pardon and help ; but above all, we 
want more of thee. Thou art ever near. Thou sus- 
taineth us. For every breath we draw we are dependent 
on thee. Come Lord, to us, and make us to feel that 
thou hast possession of every faculty. Flesh and heart 
faint; be thou O God, the strength of our hearts: so 
that as day is added to day, we may be more obedient 
to thy will and instructed by thy precepts. 

Besides thy presence we would ask thy care. Keep 
us from all things hurtful. From the sins which so 
easily beset us, be our deliverer. From dangers to the 
body, as well as to the soul, protect us. What is likely 
to befall us w r e know not. Thou knowest. Make our 
paths straight. Make us to discern between evil and 
good, and so follow that which is right and well pleasing 
to thee. 

Those whom we love do thou befriend ; and what we 
ask for ourselves we ask for them. For our neighbors 
and companions, for those we serve and those who serve 
us, we invoke thy blessing; through Jesus Christ our 
Lord. Amen. 

O LORD Jesus Christ, mercifully incline thine ears to 
our prayers, and of thy loving kindness enlighten the 
depths of our hearts, that no evil desires may rule where 
the light of thy heavenly grace hath shined ; for thine 
own Name's sake. Amen. 

OUR Father, etc. 



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FINALLY, my brethren, be 
strong in the Lord, and in 
the power of his might. 

ii Put on the whole armor of 
God, that ye may be able to stand 
against the wiles of the devil. 

12 For we wrestle not against 
flesh and blood, but against princi- 
palities, against powers, against 
the rulers of the darkness of this 
world, against spiritual wickedness 
in high places. 

13 Wherefore take unto you the 
whole armor of God, that ye may 



be able to withstand in the evil day, 
and having done all, to stand. 

14 Stand therefore, having your 
loins girt about with truth, and hav- 
ing on the breastplate of righteous- 
ness ; 

15 And your feet shod with the 
preparation of the gospel of peace ; 

16 Above all, taking the shield 
of faith, wherewith ye shall be able 
to quench all the fiery darts of the 
wicked. 

17 And take the helmet of sal- 
vation, and the sword of the Spirit, 
which is the word of God. 



Other selections from the Holy Scriptures for the second, 
third and fourth months. 

Judges vii., 9-22. — Gideon. 
Judges xiii., 9-25. — SAMSON. 
II. Tim. ii. — TIMOTHY. 



O THOU that sittest in the heavens, unto thee shall 
all flesh come. Thy mercies, O God, are numberless. 
They are new every morning and fresh every evening. 
Great is thy faithfulness. 

Before we retire to rest, we desire to thank thee for the 
kind and providential care of this day. While we may 
have had no thought of thee, thou hast been thinking of 
us. May the sense of thy watchfulness and oversight 
increase gratitude, restrain us from sin, inspire us with 
confidence, and lead us to seek continually thy pleasure ; 

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and so may our highest delight be in thy favor and 
commendation. 

This night may quietness dwell in our household ; keep 
from us fire, sickness, intrusions of every kind, and the 
fear of them. May no thought as to the future alarm, 
may no evil dreams disturb. May thy angels that min- 
ister to thee before thy throne, succor and defend. 

To the careless give repentance, and those in doubt, 
the assurance of thy blessed promises. And we would 
commend to thy mercy all those who have wronged us 
by word or deed, beseeching thee to forgive them all 
their sins, and to bring them with us into thy heavenly 
kingdom. May peace, O God, thy peace, O Lord, attend 
our ways. May thy blessed Spirit aid, counsel and 
direct until we come to the land where there is no fear, 
no sin and no night. We ask all for the merits of 
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen, 

O God, the protector of all that trust in thee, without 
whom nothing is strong, nothing is holy ; increase and 
multiply upon us thy mercy; that, thou being our ruler 
and guide, we may so pass through things temporal, 
that we finally lose not the things eternal. Grant this, 
O heavenly Father, for Jesus Christ's sake, our Lord. 
Amen. 

Our Father, etc. 



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AND it came to pass, about an 
eight days after these sayings, 
he took Peter, and John, and James, 
and went up into a mountain to pray. 

29 And, as he prayed, the fashion 
of his countenance was altered, and 
his raiment was white and glistering. 

30 And, behold, there talked with 
him two men, which were Moses 
and Elias : 

31 Who appeared in glory, and 
spake of his decease which he should 
accomplish at Jerusalem. 

32 But Peter and they that were 
with him were heavy with sleep: 
and when they were awake, they 
saw his glory, and the two men that 
stood with him, 

33 And it came to pass, as they 



departed from him, Peter said unto 
Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be 
here: and let us make three taber- 
nacles; one for thee, and one for 
Moses, and one for Elias: not know- 
ing what he said. 

34 While he thus spake, there 
came a cloud and overshadowed 
them: and they feared as they en- 
tered into the cloud. 

35 And there came a voice out of 
the cloud, saying, This is my be- 
loved Son; hear him. 

36 And when the voice was past, 
Jesus was found alone. And they 
kept it close, and told no man in 
those days any of those things which 
they had seen. 



Other selections from the Holy Scriptures for the second^ 
third and fourth months. 

Exodus xxiv.— Moses in the Mount. 
Matt, xvi., 21-28. — Sufferings and Glory. 
II. Peter i., 13-21. — Peter a Witness. 



We will magnify thee, O God our King, and praise 
thy Name forever and ever. Every day will we give 
thanks unto thee, and praise thy name forever and ever. 
Great is the Lord, and worthy to be praised ; there is no 
end of his greatness. 

As we adore thy name, we would wait upon thy will. 
For all thy goodness, what service can we render thee 

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this day, what praise with our lives as well as with our 
lips ? 

Our paths are not easy, the way is not always clear. 
Make us to discern the right, and discerning, to do right. 
Suffer us not to deceive ourselves. We cannot deceive 
thee. Make our judgment right, our decisions quick, our 
impulses true, our tempers kind, our words and actions 
helpful, and our spirits submissive. 

Hear, O God, and help : and as thou hearest forgive. 
For thy dear Son's sake, help and forgive. His merits 
alone we plead. And as our great High Priest, who has 
ascended into the heavens, intercedes before the mercy 
seat, bearing upon his breast the names of thy people and 
upon his shoulders their burden, do thou in mercy hear : 
and may the radiance of thy reconciled face give cheer 
and hope to troubled souls ; for Jesus' sake. Amen. 

O God, who on the mount didst reveal to chosen wit- 
nesses thy only-begotten Son, wonderfully transfigured 
in white raiment and glistering ; mercifully grant that 
we, being delivered from the disquietudes of this world, 
may be permitted to behold the King in his beauty, who 
with thee, O Father, and thee, O Holy Ghost, liveth 
and reigneth, one God, world without end. Amen. 

OUR Father, etc. 



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A MERRY heart maketh a cheer- 
ful countenance: but by sorrow 
of the heart the spirit is broken. 

14 The heart of him that hath un- 
derstanding seeketh knowledge: but 
the mouth of fools feedeth on foolish- 
ness. 

15 All the days of the afflicted are 
evil: but he that is of a merry heart 
hath a continual feast, 

16 Better is little with the fear of 
the Lord than great treasure and 
trouble therewith. 

17 Better is a dinner of herbs 



where love is, than a stalled ox and 
hatred therewith. 

18 A wrathful man stirreth up 
strife: but he that is slow to anger 
ap^easeth strife. 

19 The way of the slothful man is 
as an hedge of thorns: but the way 
of the righteous is made plain. 

20 A wise son maketh a glad fa- 
ther: but a foolish man despiseth 
his mother. 

21 Folly is joy to him that is desti- 
tute of wisdom: but a man of under- 
standing walketh uprightly. 



Other selections /rout the Holy Scriptures for the second, 
third and foitrth 'months. 

Psalm xlix., 1-15. — Riches Temporary. 
I. Tim. vi., 6-14. — Contentment. 

Hebrews xiii., 1-8. — WITHOUT COVETOUSNESS. 

HEAVENLY Father, thou hast preserved us through the 
day, keep us, we beseech thee, this night. May no dis- 
turbance come near our dwelling, may no evil thoughts 
enter our souls. 

Father of all, look into our hearts and find what is 
hateful to thee, and drive it out. What sin we have 
committed this day, may it be put away from us for- 
ever: and receiving pardon at thy hands, may we be 
watchful, resolute, and in the end victorious. 

Our besetting sins thou knowest. Our lusts, our tem- 
pers unbridled, our wayward thoughts and vagrant de- 
sires, impure imaginations, our covetousness, and dis- 
content, and rebellions against thy will, our impatience 

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towards those about us, and our frettings under the al- 
lotments of thy providence, do thou in mercy forgive. 

Reinstated in thy favor, may we be fortified by thy 
Spirit, and encompassed by thy love, so that on the 
morrow and each succeeding day of our lives, we may 
serve and please thee, in courageous, earnest and suc- 
cessful endeavor. 

And as thou hast forbidden us to be anxious about 
the supplies for this life, grant that we may devotedly 
follow after what belongeth to thee, and that all things 
salutary may be granted to us; through Jesus Christ our 
Lord. Amen. 

O God, at whose word man goeth forth unto his 
work and to his labor until the evening, protect the 
efforts of sober and honest industry, and suffer not the 
hire of the laborers to be kept back by fraud. Incline 
the hearts of employers and of those whom they 
employ to mutual forbearance, fairness and good will. 
Give the spirit of governance and of a sound mind to all 
in places of authority. Remember all who by reason of 
weakness are overtasked, or by reason of poverty are 
forgotten. Give ear unto our prayer, O merciful and 
gracious Father, for the love of thy dear Son, our Saviour 
Jesus Christ. Amen. 

OUR Father, etc. 



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I EXHORT, therefore, that, first 
of all, supplications, prayers, in- 
tercessions, and giving of thanks, be 
made for all men ; 

2 For kings, and for all that are in 
authority ; that we may lead a quiet 
and peaceable life in all godliness 
and honesty. 

3 For this is good and acceptable 
in the sight of God our Saviour ; 

4 Who will have all men to be 
saved, and to come unto the knowl- 
edge of the truth. 



5 For there is one God, and one 
mediator between God and men, the 
man Christ Jesus ; 

6 Who gave himself a ransom for 
all, to be testified in due time. 

7 Whereunto I am ordained a 
preacher, and an apostle, (I speak 
the truth in Christ, and lie not,) a 
teacher of the Gentiles in faith and 
verity. 

8 I will therefore that men pray 
every where, lifting up holy hands, 
without wrath and doubting. 



Other selections from the Holy Scriptures for the second, 
third and fourth months. 

Prov. xxii., 21-29. — Before Kings. 
Rom. xiii., 1-14. — The Higher Powers. 
I.Thess. v,, 12-28. — Those Over Us in the Lord. 



O THOU that sittest in the heavens and rulest over 
all things, we own and revere thy name. We adore thy 
majesty and magnify thy mercy. Open thou our lips, 
and our mouths shall show forth thy praise. 

This day thou hast spared us, and we would give this 
day to thee. In all our employments may we seek thy 
favor. May we be watchful for opportunities to serve thee, 
especially in those things which belong to thy kingdom 
and the salvation of souls. May we be true laborers in 
thy harvest, and each in his place make full proof of our 
ministry and the power of grace in our own souls. 

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THIRD FRIDAY MORNING. 83 

Make us ever truly humble before thee. May we 
never be high-minded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but 
in thee the living God, who givest us richly all things to 
enjoy. May we remember that thou, the Father of 
mercies, art the sole author of all our privileges and 
blessings, and that to thee we must render a strict ac- 
count of the use we make of them. 

And to thy hands do we now commit ourselves, and 
all of our affairs, beseeching thee so to bless, direct and 
guide us, that we may pass this and each succeeding day 
of our lives, confident of thine approval and of thy ac- 
ceptance at the last day ; through the merits and medi- 
ation of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen. 

ALMIGHTY God, whose kingdom is everlasting and 
power infinite, have mercy upon this whole land ; and 
so rule the hearts of thy servants, the President of the 
United States, the Governor of this State, and all others 
in authority, that they, knowing whose ministers they 
are, may above all things seek thine honor and glory ; 
and that we and all the people, duly considering whose 
authority they bear, may faithfully and obediently honor 
them : in thee, and for thee, according to thy blessed 
Word and ordinance ; through Jesus Christ our Lord, 
who with thee and the Holy Ghost liveth and reigneth, 
ever one God, world without end. Amen. 

OUR Father, etc. 



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THIS know also, that in the last 
days perilous times shall come: 

2 For men shall be lovers of their 
own selves, covetous, boasters, 
proud, blasphemers, disobedient to 
parents, unthankful, unholy, 

3 Without natural affection, truce- 
breakers, false accusers, incon- 
tinent, fierce, despisers of those that 
are good, 

4 Traitors, heady, high-minded, 
lovers of pleasures more than lovers 
of God ; 

5 Having a form of godliness, 
but denying the power thereof; from 
such turn away. 



14 But continue thou in the 
things which thou hast learned, and 
hast been assured of, knowing of 
whom thou hast learned them : 

15 And that from a child thou 
hast known the holy scriptures, 
which are able to make thee wise 
unto salvation through faith which 
is in Christ Jesus. 

16 All scripture is given by in- 
spiration of God, and is profitable 
for doctrine, for reproof, for correc- 
tion, for instruction in righteousness; 

17 That the man of God may be 
perfect, thoroughly furnished unto 
all good works. 



Other selections from the Holy Scriptures for the second^ 
third and, fourth months. 

Psalm cxix., 9-16. — God's Word a Guide. 
John v., 36-47. — And Testifies of Christ, 
L Peter ii., 1-9. — To BE DESIRED. 



We ask deliverance, O Lord, from the perils which are 
about us, perils to our faith and perils to thy kingdom. 
Help and defend thy chosen ones. Preserve thy Church 
from arrogance and pride, unnecessary divisions and 
discord ; thy followers from having a form of godliness 
and denying the power thereof. 

May ours be a people fearing God and loving right 
eousness. Where'er thy followers go, may they have 
the promised help of thy presence. Look with favor 

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THIRD FRIDAY EVENING. 85 

upon the young (especially of this family). Grant 
them thy care, that they may never be turned from thee, 
and that being heirs by promise of the life to come, 
may enter into their inheritance. 

Grant that not one of this family may be missing in 
the day that thou makest up thy jewels, and that all of 
this home, here or elsewhere, may be members of the 
household of God. May infancy be protected, may 
childhood be encouraged, may the .wanderer be returned, 
and manhood and womanhood be strengthened, may 
age be consoled, and may the dying be cheered. 

Hear our heartfelt prayer, O God. Accept our praise; 
may angels watch us and all dear to us, this night ; 
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

O LORD God, giver of heavenly increase, who by thy 
Spirit's might doth confirm the first efforts of feeble 
souls ; encourage in the hearts of us thy children every 
good intent, and carry us from strength to strength. 
Cleanse our consciences, and stir our wills gladly to serve 
thee, the living God. Leave no room in us for spiritual 
wickedness, no lurking-place for secret sins : but so 
establish and sanctify us by the power of thy holy Word, 
that evermore taking heed unto the thing that is right, 
and speaking and doing the truth, we may find godli- 
ness our gain, both in the life which now is, and in that 
which is to come ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. 
Amen. 

OUR Father, etc. 



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THE law of the Lord is perfect, 
converting the soul : the testi- 
mony of the Lord is sure, making 
wise the simple 

8 The statutes of the Lord are 
right, rejoicing the heart : the com- 
mandment of the Lord is pure, en- 
lightening the eyes : 

9 The fear of the Lord is clean, 
enduring forever : the judgments of 
the Lord are true and righteous al- 
together. 

io More to be desired are they 
than gold, yea, than much fine gold ; 
sweeter also than honey, and the 
honey-comb. 



11 Moreover, by them is thy ser- 
vant warned : and in keeping of 
them there is great reward. 

12 Who can understand his er- 
rors ? cleanse thou me from secret 
faults. 

13 Keep back thy servant also 
from presumptuous sins ; let them 
not have dominion over me : then 
shall I be upright, and I shall be 
innocent from the great transgres- 
sion. 

14 Let the words of my mouth, 
and the meditation of my heart, be 
acceptable in thy sight, O Lord, my 
strength, and my redeemer. 



Other selections from the Holy Scriptures for the second^ 
third and fourth 7nonths. 



Deut. xxxiii.— Moses' Blessing. 
Prov. iii., 19-35. — God's Wisdom. 
Rom. xi., 32-36. — God's Knowledge. 



O Lord, thou hast searched us and known us, thou 
knowest our down-sitting and up-rising, thou under- 
standest our thoughts long before. Thou art about our 
path, and about our bed, and spiest out all our ways. 
For there is not a word in our tongue, but lo, O Lord, 
thou knowest it altogether. Such knowledge is too 
wonderful ; we cannot attain unto it. 

Impressed by thine omniscience, may we go forth to 
the duties and employments and pleasures of this day. 

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THIRD SATURDAY MORNING. 87 

As thou seest us, so make us to see ourselves. As thou 
knowest us, make us to know more of thee, and as in 
our knowledge, so in our service, let nothing separate us 
from thee. 

Where sight and strength fail, may thy Spirit supply, 
and so may our hearts be kept pure, our hands strong, 
our lives fruitful, our faith unshaken and secure, and 
our tempers cheerful. 

Keep us mindful of how short our time is, and that 
we are drawing nearer to the close of life. May each 
day find us more ready not only for its duties, but more 
ready to leave it, and more meet for heaven. And when 
our days are ended on earth, may we be received into 
thy presence, to dwell with thee forever ; through the 
merits of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen. 

Almighty and everliving God, who hast vouchsafed 
to regenerate us, thy servants, by water and the Holy 
Ghost, and hast given unto us forgiveness of all our 
sins ; strengthen us, we beseech thee, O Lord, with the 
Holy Ghost, the Comforter, and daily increase in us thy 
manifold gifts of grace ; the spirit of wisdom and under- 
standing, the spirit of counsel and ghostly strength, the 
spirit of knowledge and true godliness ; and fill us, O 
Lord, with the spirit of thy holy fear, now and forever. 
Amen. 

OUR Father, etc. 



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AND of the angels he saith, Who 
maketh his angels spirits, and 
his ministers a flame of fire. 

8 But unto the Son he saith, Thy 
throne, O God, is for ever and ever; 
a sceptre of righteousness is the 
sceptre of thy kingdom. 

9 Thou hast loved righteousness, 
and hated iniquity; therefore God, 
even thy God, hath anointed thee 
with the oil of gladness above thy 
fellows. 

io And, thou, Lord, in the be- 
ginning hast laid the foundation of 
the earth ; and the heavens are the 
works of thine hands : 



ii They shall perish, but thou 
remainest ; and they all shall wax 
old as doth a garment : 

12 And as a vesture shalt thou 
fold them up, and they shall be 
changed : but thou art the same, 
and thy years shall not fail. 

13 But to which of the angels 
said he at any time, Sit on my right 
hand, until I make thine enemies 
thy footstool ? 

14 Are they not all ministering 
spirits, sent forth to minister for 
them who shall be heirs of salva- 
tion ? 



Other selections from the Holy Scriptures for the second, 
third and fourth months. 

Psalm ii. — The King of Kings. 
Col. L, 9-19. — Christ the Head. 
Rev. iv. — Christ on the Throne. 

Almighty God, our Heavenly Father, we thank thee 
that thou didst send thy well-beloved Son to take our 
nature upon him and to be made in the likeness of our 
flesh. We rejoice that unto us a child is born ; that 
unto us a Son is given. And we would join the multi- 
tude of the heavenly host in ascribing glory unto God 
in the Highest, peace on earth, good will towards men. 

We praise thee for revealing to us the way in which 
mercy and truth have met together and righteousness 



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THIRD SATURDAY EVENING. 



and peace have kissed each other. And we account it 
a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that 
Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners. 

Help us, O God, to meditate upon this great mystery 
of godliness, God manifest in the flesh, which thy holy 
angels desire to look into. And when thou didst bring 
thy first-begotten into the world, and as thou didst com- 
mand all the heavenly host to worship him, so may we 
also ascribe unto him that homage which is his due. 
Weak as is our effort, do thou accept it, O God. 

May we be prepared for the services of thy holy day. 
To thee our hearts are opened. Thou knowest us as 
we are, and seest every motive of our will and every 
desire of our affections. Enlarge our expectation, 
quicken our zeal, hallow our service, and sanctify us and 
all the people of God with thy Holy Spirit; through 
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

O EVERLASTING God, who hast ordained and con- 
stituted the services of angels and men in a wonderful 
order ; mercifully grant, that as thy holy angels always 
do thee service in heaven, so, by thy appointment, they 
may succor and defend us on earth; through Jesus 
Christ our Lord. Amen. 

OUR Father, etc. 



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THERE remaineth therefore a 
rest to the people of God. 

10 For he that is entered into his 
rest, he also hath ceased from his 
own works, as God did from his. 

11 Let us labor therefore to enter 
into that rest, lest any man fall after 
the same example of unbelief. 

12 For the word of God is quick 
and powerful, and sharper than any 
two edged sword, piercing even to 
the dividing asunder of soul and 
spirit, and of the joints and marrow, 
and is a discerner of the thoughts 
and intents of the heart. 

13 Neither is there any creature 
that is not manifest in his sight: but 



all things are naked and opened un- 
to the eyes of him with whom we 
have to do. 

14 Seeing then that we have a 
great High Priest, that is passed into 
the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, 
let us hold fast our profession. 

15 For we have not an high priest 
which cannot be touched with the 
feeling of our infirmities; but was in 
all points tempted like as we are, 
yet without sin. 

16 Let us therefore come boldly 
unto the throne of grace, that we 
may obtain mercy, and find grace 
to help in time of need. 



Other selections from the Holy Scriptures for the second^ 
third and fourth months. 

Genesis ii., 1-17. — The Rest Day. 
Psalm xcv., 6-1 1. — The Wilderness. 
Hebrews iii., 1-14. — A Great High Priest. 

VOUCHSAFE, O Father, to be present with us who on 
thy holy day desire to consecrate ourselves anew to 
thee and thy service, separating ourselves, as we would 
separate this day, from all unholy undertakings. May 
the sanctuary of our hearts be cleansed from all iniquity, 
and the light of thy presence shine forth. 

As we meditate upon thy holy Word, may the in- 
fluence of thy Holy Spirit abound, lifting us from the 
seen to the unseen, and fitting us while we live here, for 



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a residence with thee in the skies, and for converse with 
saints and angels. 

As thy people enter thy courts may they render thee 
that worship which is thy due. May thy priests be 
clothed with righteousness : and the words spoken by 
their lips, may they not return unto thee void, but ac- 
complish that which thou dost please, and prosper in 
the way whereunto they are sent. 

Look with mercy upon such as have hitherto forsaken 
or despised thy ordinances ; and move them so to re- 
deem the time which they have lost. Remember for 
good as many as through sickness or any other hin- 
drance may be prevented from going with thy people to 
the house of prayer. And grant that the course of this 
world may be so peaceably ordered by thy governance, 
that thy Church may joyfully serve thee, in all godly 
quietness; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen, 

GRANT, we beseech thee, that the gospel of grace and 
salvation may this day have free course everywhere, and 
glad acceptance. May suffers find comfort, wanderers 
rest, and sinners pardon, through the merits of a cruci- 
fied and risen Saviour, once made sin for us that we 
might be made righteous, and now present with thee in 
the heavenly places, as our Lord, our Intercessor, and 
our Life ; for his Name's sake. Amen, 

Our Father, etc. 



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IF ye then be risen with Christ, 
seek those things which are 
above, where Christ sitteth on the 
right hand of God. 

2 Set your affection on things 
above, not on things on the earth. 

3 For ye are dead, and your life 
is hid with Christ in God. 

4 When Christ, who is our life, 
shall appear, then shall ye also ap- 
pear with him in glory. 

5 Mortify therefore your members 
which are upon the earth ; fornica- 
tion, uncleanness, inordinate affec- 



tion, evil concupiscence, and covet- 
Ousness, which is idolatry : 

8 But now ye also put off all 
these ; anger, wrath, malice, blas- 
phemy, filthy communication out of 
your mouth. 

9 Lie not one to another, seeing 
that ye have put off the old man 
with his deeds ; 

io And have put on the new man, 
which is renewed in knowledge 
after the image of him that created 
him. 



Other selections from the Holy Scriptures for the second, 
third and fourth months. 

Psalm cxviii., 14-29. — The Lord's Day. 
Phil, iv., 4-13. — Everything by Prayer. 
Heb. xii., 1-14. — Looking Unto Jesus. 

Let our prayer, O Father, be set forth before thee as 
the incense, and let the lifting up of our hands be as the 
evening sacrifice. As thou hast promised thy special 
presence where two or three of thy faithful people as- 
semble in thy Name to offer up their prayers and praises 
unto thee, vouchsafe to be present with us as we bow 
before thee, in humble dependence upon thy favor, and 
as we speak thy praise. 

We would see Jesus. We would have clearer appre- 
hensions of his Divine presence ; we would be animated 
by his love, and strengthened by his promises. In trial 



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FOURTH SUNDAY EVENING. 93 

we need his comfort, in temptation deliverance, in ser- 
vice steadfastness. Much there is to draw away from 
purpose, and to hinder and divert us from our high call- 
ing. Give to each one of us such hatred of sin and such 
love of thee, that we may ever rejoice in his power who 
has restored us to thy favor. Teach us all so to realize 
the mysteries in thy dear Son, that we may be strength- 
ened for the difficulties of our life in this world, and may 
be perfected according to thy will hereafter. 

Conscious of his presence, we fear no ill, and count 
no duty a burden ; and since we are no longer servants, 
but friends, make us one with him. We would not live 
apart from him, but would draw upon and use his 
strength. 

Abide with us, dear Lord, for it is toward evening, 
and the day is far spent ; and as night comes on, and as 
nature fails, may the One known in the breaking of 
bread suffer us to sit with him at his table, in his king- 
dom; for his own Name's sake. Amen. 

Accept, O Lord, these our prayers, together with all 
our services of this day, through the intercession of thy 
holy Son Jesus, that, being hallowed by his most pre- 
cious merits, they may ascend thither where thy glory 
dwells, and from whence mercy and blessing come down 
upon thy Church ; through the same thy Son Jesus 
Christ our Lord. Amen. 

OUR Father, etc. 



£mrti) toetk. ifloufcmj Morning. ^te« S 10. 



FOR by one offering he hath per- 
fected for ever them that are 
sanctified. 

15 Whereof the Holy Ghost also 
is a witness to us : for after that he 
had said before, 

16 This is the covenant that I 
will make with them after those 
days, saith the Lord, I will put 
my laws into their hearts, and in 
their minds will I write them ; 

17 And their sins and iniquities 
will I remember no more. 

18 Now where remission of 
these is, there is no more offering 
for sin. 

19 Having therefore, brethren, 
boldness to enter into the holiest by 
the blood of Jesus, 

20 By a new and living way, 
which he hath consecrated for us, 



through the veil, that is to say, his 
flesh ; 

21 And having an high priest 
over the house of God ; 

22 Let us draw near with a true 
heart, in full assurance of faith, 
having our hearts sprinkled from 
an evil conscience, and our bodies 
washed with pure water. 

23 Let us hold fast the profession 
of our faith without wavering ; (for 
he is faithful that promised ;) 

24 And let us consider one an- 
other, to provoke unto love, and to 
good works : 

25 Not forsaking the assembling 
of ourselves together, as the man- 
ner of some is ; but exhorting one 
another : and so much the more, as 
ye see the day approaching. 



Other selections from the Holy Scriptures for the second^ 
third and fourth months. 



Lev. xvii. — The Blood of the Atonement. 

Psalm lxxxv. — Mercy and Truth. 

Heb. v., 1-10. — A High Priest Forever. 

O God, by whose power we were made, and by 
whose goodness we have been preserved, let our prayer 
come up before thee with acceptance. 

As we enter to-day upon the active employments of 
another week, may we show by our lives that we have 
not worshipped thee in vain. May we carry into 



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practice the teachings of thy holy Word, and fulfil every 
high resolve. Make us in every way obedient to thy 
will. Whatever our hands find rightly to do, may we 
do it with our might, and ever keep in mind that thou 
God seest us. 

O Lamb of God, that takest away the sins of the 
world, take away our sins. Be thou our shield and 
hiding-place. Make us to feel continually that we are 
thine, and that thou hast bought us with thy precious 
blood, Make us ever to glorify thee in our bodies and 
spirits, which are thine. 

Since thou hast united us as a family, make us kind 
and gentle one towards another. May selfishness, and 
envy, and evil speaking be put away from us, with all 
malice, and may we all be humble followers of a meek 
and lowly Saviour, and with thy Word as a lamp unto our 
feet and a light unto our paths, may we walk in the 
way that leads to eternal life; through Jesus Christ our 
Lord. Amen. 

Grant, we beseech thee, almighty God, that like as 
we do believe thy only-begotten Son our Lord Jesus 
Christ to have ascended into the heavens ; so we may 
also in heart and mind thither ascend, and with him 
continually dwell, who liveth and reigneth with thee and 
the Holy Ghost, one God, world without end. Amen. 

OUR Father, etc. 



iFourtf) toeek. Jfl on & a g (g^eiting. fl«b««i0 6. 



THEREFORE, leaving the prin- 
ciples of the doctrine of Christ, 
let us go on unto perfection ; not 
laying again the foundation of re- 
pentance from dead works, and of 
faith toward God, 

2 Of the doctrine of baptisms, 
and of laying on of hands, and of 
resurrection of the dead, and of 
eternal judgment. 

3 And this will we do, if God 
permit. 



io For God is not unrighteous, 
to forget your work and labour of 
love, which ye have shewed toward 
his name, in tbatyehave ministered 
to the saints, and do minister. 

11 And we desire that everyone, 
of you do shew the same diligence, 
to the full assurance of hope unto 
the end. 

12 That ye be not slothful, but fol- 
lowers of them who through faith 
and patience inherit the promises. 



Other selections from the Holy Scriptures for the second^ 
» third and fourth months. 



Deut. vi., i-i2. — The Instructions of Israel. 

Prov. iv., 1-15. — Get Wisdom. 

Heb. ii., 1-10. — The More Earnest Heed. 



Whom have we, O Lord, in heaven but thee ; and 
whom upon earth have we desired in comparison with 
thee? Show us thy glory, we beseech thee, and make 
all thy goodness pass before us, that we may see how 
gracious thou art. 

We would know more of him whom to know aright 
is life eternal. We would have his spirit dwelling in us. 
casting out all fear and every vain desire, preparing us 
for life's trials, its toil, its separations, its end, and, 
finally, for the abode of saints and angels. While living 
in the world, may we not abuse it. May we discern 

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FOURTH MONDAY EVENING. 97 

between the evil and good, between the transient and 
the enduring; and may we so make the things of time 
serve us, that each day we may be the richer in our 
heavenly store. 

In things temporal may we be the master ; in things 
spiritual the pupil. May we neglect none of the ap- 
pointed means of grace, in the stated worship of thy 
Church, and in fulfilling its requirements ; in our daily 
duties, and in those outward acts of charity and self-sur- 
render necessary to our godly discipline. 

The grace we ask for ourselves this day we ask for all 
we love, for the old and young, those at home aud 
abroad. Especially to those in need, extend thy help- 
ing hand ; through the merits of our Lord and Saviour 
Jesus Christ. Amen. 

O LORD God, the giver of heavenly increase, who by 
thy Spirit's might hast confirmed the first efforts of 
feeble souls, encourage in the hearts of us, thy children, 
every good intent, and carry us from strength to 
strength. Leave no room in us for spiritual wicked- 
ness, no lurking place for secret sins ; but so establish 
and sanctify us by the power of thy holy Word, that 
evermore taking heed unto the thing that is right, and 
speaking and doing the truth, we may find godliness our 
gain, both in the life which now is, and in that which 
is to come ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

Our Father, etc. 



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MY brethren, count it all joy 
when ye fall into divers temp- 
tations; 

3 Knowing this, that the trying 
of your faith worketh patience. 

4 But let patience have her per- 
fect work, that ye may be perfect 
and entire, wanting nothing. 

5 If any of you lack wisdom, let 
him ask of God, that giveth to all 
men liberally, and unbraideth not; 
and it shall be given him. 



6 But let him ask in faith, noth- 
ing wavering. For he that waver- 
eth is like a wave of the sea driven 
with the wind and tossed. 

7 For let not that man think that 
he shall receive any thing of the 
Lord. 

12 Blessed is the man that endur- 
eth temptation: for when he is tried, 
he shall receive the crown of life, 
which the Lord hath promised to 
them that love him. 



Other selections from the Holy Scriptures for the second^ 
third and fourth months. 

Psalm lxx. — God's Help in Temptation. 

James i., 12-27.— Endurance Possible. 

I. Peter iv., 12. — To Suffer as a Christian. 

O THOU eternal Father, all-loving and all-wise, incline 
thine ear to us, who desire to make our confessions to 
thee and to ask forgiveness of all our sins. Thou hast 
promised to hear the petitions of those who ask in thy 
Son's Name. So do thou hear and grant our request. 

Let thy Fatherly hand ever be extended to guide our 
steps in the way of righteousness and peace. Though, 
through the frailty of our nature, and amidst the busy 
cares of life, we are prone to be forgetful of thee our 
God and Saviour, O be not unmindful ol us. 

Bless each member of this family with healthful bod- 
ies and good understandings, with the graces and gifts 
of thy Holy Spirit, and with sweet dispositions and 

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FOURTH TUESDAY MORNING. 99 

holy habits. May thy good providence lead us through 
all the dangers and temptations of this evil world, and 
sanctify us wholly in our bodies, and souls, and spirits, 
and keep us unblamable, to the coming of our Lord and 
Saviour. 

Grant to those we love thy favor. Those exposed to 
special temptations wilt thou befriend ; those who have 
little courage in the battles of life, wilt thou succor : 
those cast down and discouraged do thou cheer ; make 
thyself and thine own right arm clearly known to all 
who need thy help. 

Sorrows and separations await us all. Make us in our 
time — if not already visited by pain and calamity — ready 
to accept, and bow our heads to thy will. In health may 
we prepare for sickness ; in youth for manhood and age; 
in life for death ; in our probation for judgment ; and 
in this time of service for reward. And thine shall be 
the praise and glory in the ages ; through Jesus Christ 
our Lord. Amen. 

O GOD, who knowest us to be set in the midst of so 
many and great dangers, that by reason of the fraility 
of our nature we cannot always stand upright ; grant to 
us such strength and protection as may support us in 
all dangers, and carry us through all temptations ; 
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

OUR Father, etc. 



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DEARLY beloved, I beseech you, 
as strangers and pilgrims, ab- 
stain from fleshly lusts, which war 
against the soul; 

12 Having your conversation hon- 
est among the Gentiles ; that, 
whereas they speak against you as 
evil-doers, they may by your good 
works, which they shall behold, 
glorify God in the day of visitation. 

13 Submit yourselves to every 
ordinance of man for the Lord's 
sake : whether it be to the king, as 
supreme ; 

14 Or unto governors, as unto 
them that are sent by him for the 
punishment of evil-doers, and for 
the praise of them that do well. 

15 For so is the will of God, that 
with well-doing ye may put to si- 
lence the ignorance of foolish men : 



16 As free, and not using your 
liberty for a cloak of maliciousness, 
but as the servants of God. 



all men. Love the 
Fear God. Honour 



17 Honour 
brotherhood, 
the king. 

18 Servants, be subject to your 
masters with all fear ; not only to 
the good and gentle, but also to the 
froward. 

19 For this is thank-worthy, if a 
man for conscience toward God en- 
dure grief, suffering wrongfully. 

20 For what glory is it, if when ye 
be buffeted for your faults, ye shall 
take it patiently ? but if, when ye 
do well, and suffer for it, ye take it 
patiently, this is acceptable with 
God. 



Other selections from the Holy Scriptures for the second^ 
third and fourth months. 

Isaiah xxxv. — The Way of Holiness. 

I. Peter iii., 9-18. — The Christian Example. 

Rev. xxii., 5-21. — The Heavenly City. 

ALMIGHTY God, our Heavenly Father, as thou hast 
brought us to the close of another day, we would ac- 
knowledge with thankfulness its mercies, and all that 
thou hast bestowed upon us from the beginning of our 
lives to the present hour. We thank thee for food and 
raiment, health and strength, friends and benefactors, 
for all the comforts and conveniences of life. 



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FOURTH TUESDAY EVENING. ioi 

But above all, we thank thee that thou hast called us 
to a state of salvation, through Jesus Christ our Lord, 
and we pray thee that thou wilt give us thy grace, that 
we may continue in the same unto our life's end. 

Suffer us not to be covetous or to have too great a 
mind for earthly things. May we have that godliness 
which with contentment is great gain, always remem- 
bering that our life consisteth not in the abundance of 
the things which we have. Make us upright in our 
dealings, providing things honest in the sight of all men, 
rendering unto all their dues, tribute to whom tribute is 
due, custom to whom custom, fear to whom fear, and 
honor to whom honor. 

As members of the same household and heirs together 
of the grace of life, may we dwell in love one towards 
another, in all things approving ourselves as thy true 
servants ; so that at the last an entrance may be admin- 
istered unto us abundantly, into the everlasting king- 
dom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen, 

CLEANSE us, O Lord, and keep us undefiled, that we 
may be numbered among those blessed ones who, hav- 
ing washed their robes and made them white with the 
blood of the Lamb, stand before thy throne and serve 
thee day and night in thy temple; for Jesus Christ's 
sake. Amen. 

Our Father, etc. 



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LIKEWISE, ye younger, submit 
yourselves unto the elder ; yea, 
all of you be subject one to another, 
and be clothed with humility ; for 
God resisteth the proud, and giveth 
grace to the humble. 

6 Humble yourselves therefore 
under the mighty hand of God, 
that he may exalt you in due time ; 

7 Casting all your care upon him; 
for he careth for you. 

8 Be sober, be vigilant ; because 
your adversary the devil, as a roar- 



ing lion, walketh about, seeking 
whom he may devour : 
. 9 Whom resist stedfast in the 
faith, knowing that the same afflic- 
tions are accomplished in your 
brethren that are in the world. 

io But the God of all grace, who 
hath called us unto his eternal glory 
by Christ Jesus, after that ye have 
suffered a while, make you perfect, 
stablish, strengthen, settle you : 

ii To him be glory and dominion 
for ever and ever. Amen. 



Other selections from the Holy Scriptures for the second^ 
third and fourth months. 

Job ii., 2-10. — Job's Temptation. 

Phil, iv., 9-14.— All Things Through Christ. 

Rev. v. — The Worship of the Lamb. 

Almighty and everlasting God, in whom we live and 
move and have our being ; we, thy needy creatures, 
render thee our humble praises, for thy preservation of 
us from the beginning of our lives to this day, and 
especially for having delivered us from the dangers of 
the past night. To thy watchful providence we owe it, 
that no disturbance hath come nigh us or our dwelling. 

And since it is of thy mercy, O gracious Father, that 
another day is added to our lives ; we here dedicate both 
our souls and our bodies to thee and thy service, in a 
sober, righteous and godly life : in which resolution do 
thou, O merciful God, confirm and strengthen us ; that, 



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FOURTH WEDNESDAY MORNING. 103 

as we grow in age, we may grow in grace, and in the 
knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. 

But, O God, who knowest the weakness and corruption 
of our nature, and the manifold temptations which we 
daily meet with; we humbly beseech thee to have com- 
passion on our infirmities, and to give us the constant 
assistance of thy Holy Spirit ; that we may be effectually 
restrained from sin, and excited to our duty. 
- Imprint upon our hearts such a dread of thy judg- 
ments, and such a grateful sense of thy goodness to us, 
as may make us both afraid and ashamed to offend thee. 
And, above all, keep in our minds a lively remem- 
brance of that great day, in which we must give a strict 
account of our thoughts, words and actions ; and accord- 
ing to the works done in the body, be eternally rewarded 
or punished, by him whom thou hast apointed the Judge 
of quick and dead, thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord. 
Amen. 

O God, whose blessed Son was manifested that he 
might destroy the works of the devil, and make us the 
sons of God, and heirs of eternal life ; grant us, we 
beseech thee, that, having this hope, we may purify 
ourselves, even as he is pure ; that, when he shall appear 
again with power and great glory, we may be made like 
unto him in his eternal and glorious kingdom ; where 
with thee, O Father, and thee, O Holy Ghost, he liveth 
and reigneth, ever one God, world without end. Amen. 

OUR Father, etc. 



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AND besides this, giving all dili- 
gence, add to your faith vir- 
tue; and to virtue knowledge; 

6 And to knowledge temperance; 
and to temperance patience; and to 
patience godliness; 

7 And to godliness brotherly 
kindness; and to brotherly kindness 
charity. 

8 For if these things be in you, 
and abound, they make you that ye 
shall neither be barren nor unfruit- 
ful in the knowledge of our Lord 
Jesus Christ. 



9 But he that lacketh these things 
is blind, and cannot see afar otf, and 
hath forgotten that he was purged 
from his old sins. 

io Wherefore tin. rather, breth- 
ren, give diligence to make your call- 
ing and election sure; for if you do 
these things, ye shall never fall: 

ii For so an entrance shall be 
ministered unto you abundantly in- 
to the everlasting kingdom of our 
Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. 



Other selections from the Holy Scriptzires for the second, ' 
third and fourth vionths. 

Prov. xxii., 17-29. — The Afflicted in the Gate. 

Ezek. xxii., 16-22.— Dishoxest Gain. 

I. Peter i., 11. — The Corruptions of the World. 



Accept, O Lord God, our intercessions for all man- 
kind. Let the light of thy gospel shine upon all na- 
tions ; and may as many as have received it, live as be- 
comes it. Be gracious unto thy Church, and grant 
that every member of the same, in his vocation and 
ministry, may serve thee faithfully. Bless all in au- 
thority over us ; and so rule their hearts and strengthen 
their hands, that they may punish wickedness and vice, 
and maintain thy true religion and virtue. 

Send down thy blessings, temporal and spiritual, upon 
all our relations, friends and neighbors. Reward all 
who have done us good, and pardon all those who have 

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done or wish us evil, and give them repentance and better 
minds. Be merciful to all who are in any trouble ; and 
do thou, the God of pity, administer to them according 
to their several necessities, for his sake who went about 
good, thy Son our Saviour. 

To our prayers, O Lord, we join our unfeigned thanks 
i >r all thy mercies ; for our being, our reason, and all 
cAher endowments and faculties of soul and body ; for 
our health, friends, food and raiment, and all the other 
comforts and conveniences of life. Above all, we adore 
thy mercy in sending thy only Son into the world, to 
redeem us from sin and eternal death, and in giving us 
the knowledge and sense of our duty towards thee. 

We bless thee for thy patience with us ; beseeching 
thee to continue these thy blessings to us ; and to give 
us grace to show our thankfulness in a sincere obedience 
to his laws, through whose merits and intercession we 
received them all, thy Son our Saviour Jesus Christ. 
Amen. 

In particular, we beseech thee to continue thy gra- 
cious protection to us this night. Defend us from all 
dangers and mischiefs, and from the fear of them ; that 
we may enjoy such refreshing sleep as may fit us for the 
duties of the following day. Make us ever mindful of 
the time when we shall lie down in the dust ; and grant 
us grace always to live in such a state, that we may 
never be afraid to die ; so that, living and dying, we 
may be thine, through the merits and satisfaction of thy 
Son Christ Jesus, in whose name we offer up these our 
imperfect prayers. Amen. 

Our Father, etc. 



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I write unto you, fathers, because 
ye have known him that is from 
the beginning. I write unto you, 
young men, because ye have over- 
come the wicked one. I write unto 
you, little children, because ye have 
known the Father. 

14 I have written unto you, 
fathers, because ye have known 
him that is from the beginning. I 
have written unto you, young men, 
because ye are strong, and the word 
of God abideth in you, and ye have 
overcome the wicked one. 



15 Love not the world, neither 
the things that are in the world. If 
any man love the world, the love of 
the Father is not in him. 

16 For all that is in the world, 
the lust of the flesh, and the lust of 
the eyes, and the pride of life, is 
not of the Father, but is of the world. 

17 And the world passeth away, 
and the lust thereof ; but he that 
doeth the will of God abideth for 
ever. 



Other selections from the Holy Scriptures for the second, 
third and fourth 7nonths. 

Psalm cxix., 9-16.— The Young Man. 
Luke ii., 40-52. — The Child at Nazareth. 
Titus ii. — A Good Example. 

Almighty God, who didst give commandment to 
thine Apostles, that they should go into all the world, 
and preach the gospel to every creature ; give us, we 
beseech thee, a ready will to obey thy word, and fill us 
with a hearty desire to make thy way known upon the 
earth, thy saving health among the nations. 

Regard with favor every effort to increase the number 
of those who are ministers of Christ and stewards of the 
mysteries of God. O Lord of the harvest, hear our 
prayer, and send forth laborers into thy harvest. In- 
cline especially the hearts of the young among us, to 
give themselves to thy service, and to the ministry of 
reconciliation. 

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FOURTH THURSDAY MORNING. 107 

Bless the institutions for learning among us, and those 
established for the teaching of thy holy Word. May 
there be found more with hearts willing and minds 
qualified to do thy work. Quicken thy Church in a 
recognition of its responsibility to the young, that thy 
gospel may be extended among those ready to receive. 
May there be no delay. 

And while earnest men plant, O God, do thou send 
the increase, that by the uprising of thy people quick- 
ened to their duty, the bounds of thy kingdom among 
us may be enlarged, and thy name be glorified, by 
those to whom thy cause has been entrusted. We 
look, O Lord, to thee and thy cross for pardon. We 
look to thy coming, for reward. May neither sparingly 
be given, thy pity and our service. We ask all for the 
Redeemer's sake. Amen. 

O BLESSED Jesus, who for thirty years didst dwell in 
thy humble home at Nazareth, be with us, we pray thee, 
in this our home ; drive from it all pride, and selfish- 
ness, and impurity, that it may be a home meet for thy 
presence. May each member of this family be more 
and more conformed to thy perfect pattern ; and may 
we so live unto thee here that we may be with thee in 
thy kingdom hereafter, where, with the Father and the 
Holy Spirit, thou livest and reignest one God, world 
without end. Amen. 

OUR Father, etc. 



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WHOSOEVER believeth that 
Jesus is the Christ is born of 
God : and every one that loveth 
him that begat, loveth him also that 
is begotten of him. 

2 By this we know that we love 
the children of God, when we love 
God, and keep his commandments. 

3 For this is the love of God, that 
we keep his commandments : and 
his commandments are not griev- 
ous. 

4 For whatsoever is born of God 
overcometh the world : and this is 
the victory that overcometh the 
world, even our faith. 

5 Who is he that overcometh the 
world, but he that believeth that 
Jesus is the Son of God ? 



11 And this is the record, that 
God hath given to us eternal life ; 
and this life is in his Son. 

12 He that hath the Son hath 
life ; and he that hath not the Son 
of God hath not life. 

13 These things have I written 
unto you that believe on the name 
of the Son of God, that ye may 
know that ye have eternal life, and 
that ye may believe on the name of 
the Son of God : 

14 And this is the confidence 
that we have in him, that, if we 
ask any thing according to his will, 
he heareth us. 

15 And if we know that he hear 
us, whatsoever we ask, we know 
that we have the petitions that we 
desired of him. 



Oth e 



selections from the Holy Scriptures for the second^ 
third and fozirth months. 



Isaiah lxi. — The Anointed One. 
John L, 1-14 — The Incarnation. 
Heb. ii., 6-18. — Like His Brethren. 



Almighty God, who hast made thyself known to us 
as the Father which is in heaven, and hast taught us to 
draw nigh to thee as thy redeemed and reconciled chil- 
dren, send into our hearts, we beseech thee, the Spirit 
of adoption, whereby we may cry, Abba, Father ! 

We thank thee for having revealed thyself to us in 
thy holy Word, and for having brought to us the light 
of the gospel We thank thee for thy Church, built 

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FOURTH THURSDAY EVENING. 109 

upon the foundation of the Apostles and prophets, 
Jesus Christ himself being the chief cornerstone. We 
thank thee for the blessed testimony of believing ones, 
through the ages ; for the ordinances of thy worship and 
fellowship of thy people. 

But above all, we thank thee for thine inestimable 
love in the redemption of the world by our Lord Jesus 
Christ. We thank thee for his earthly ministry of sym- 
pathy, and the manifestation of his power ; for his suffer- 
ings and death for us ; for his rising again. Give us 
faith that we may see him at thy right hand, as our 
High Priest, our Intercessor and our Friend. 

And, we beseech thee, give us that due sense of all 
thy mercies, that our hearts may be unfeignedly thank- 
ful, and that we show forth thy praise, not only with 
our lips, but in our lives ; by giving up ourselves to thy 
service, and by walking before thee in holiness and 
righteousness all our days; through Jesus Christ our 
Lord, to whom, with thee and the Holy Ghost, be all 
honor and glory, world without end. Amen. 

O LORD Jesus Christ, who didst humble thyself to 
become man, and to be born into the world, for our sal- 
vation ; teach us the grace of humility, root out of our 
hearts all pride and haughtiness, and so fashion us after 
thy holy likeness in this world, that in the world to 
come we may be made like unto thee, who livest and 
reignest, w r ith the Father and the Holy Ghost, one God, 
world without end. Amen. 

OUR Father, etc, 



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FOR other foundation can no man 
lay than that is laid, which is 
Jesus Christ. 

12 Now if any man build upon 
this foundation, gold, silver, precious 
stones, wood, hay, stubble; 

13 Every man's work shall be 
made manifest: for the day shall de- 
clare it, because it shall be revealed 
by fire; and the fire shall try every 
man's work of what sort it is. 

14 If any man's work abide which 
he hath built thereupon, he shall re- 
ceive a reward, 

15 If any man's work shall be 
burnt, he shall suffer loss: but he 



himself shall be saved; yet so as by 
fire. 

16 Know ye not that ye are the 
temple of God, and that the Spirit 
of God dwelleth in you? 

17 If any man defile the temple 
of God, him shall God destroy; for 
the temple of God is holy, which 
temple ye are. 

21 Therefore let no man glory in 
men: for all things are yours; 

22 Whether Paul, or Apollos, or 
Cephas, or the world, or life, or 
death, or things present, or things 
to come; all are yours; 

23 And ye are Christ's; and 
Christ is God's. 



Other selections fro77i the Holy Scriptures foi 
third and fourth months. 



the second^ 



Jer. xxxv.— Children of Recab. 

I. Thess. v., 4-23. — Children of the Day. 

Rev. xxii., IO-2I — CHILDREN OF HEAVEN. 



" Father of heaven, whose love profound 
A ransom for our sins hath found, 
Before thy throne we sinners bend, 
To us thy saving grace extend." 

For the sake of thy dear Son, and in his name alone, 
we enter thy presence. We exalt and glorify thy holy 
Name. For there is none other name under heaven 
given among men, by whom and through whom we may 
receive help and salvation, but only through the name 
of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. 

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FOURTH FRIDAY MORNING. m 

As our heads are bowed with humility and sorrow, 
and as ou. lips are attuned to praise, we would ask thy 
help. " The living, the living, they shall praise thee/* 
and so may service follow song, and may we be glad and 
true yoke-fellows with Christ. As we have been at the 
price of blood saved, may we at the cost of effort be 
willing to save others. As we have received the gift, 
even so may we minister the same, one to another, as 
good stewards of the manifold grace of God. 

We would present unto thee our bodies this day, a 
living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is our 
reasonable service. We would not be conformed to this 
world, but would be transformed by the renewing of the 
mind, that we would prove what is that good and per- 
fect will of God. Accept, O Lord, this dedication of 
ourselves to thee and thy service; through Jesus Christ 
our Lord. Amen. 

O God, as we go forth to our duty and labor until the 
evening, give us patience under trials, kind speech under 
provocation, truthful words under temptations, fair and 
honorable dealing toward all mankind. May we bear 
no malice or hatred in our hearts. May we keep our 
bodies in temperance soberness and chastity. May we 
not covet or desire other men goods, but learn and 
labor truly to get our own living, and to do our duty in 
that state of life to which thou hast been pleased to call 
us ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

OUR Father, etc. 



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BUT the souls of the righteous 
are in the hand of God, and 
there shall no torment touch them. 

2 In the sight of the unwise they 
seem to die ; and their departure is 
taken for misery, 

3 And their going from us to be 
utter destruction ; but they are in 
peace. 

4 For though they be punished in 
the sight of men, yet is their hope 
full of immortality ; 

5 And having been a little chas- 
tised, they shall be greatly re- 
warded ; for God proved them and 
found them worthy of himself. 



6 As gold in the furnace hath he 
tried them, and received them as a 
burnt offering. 

7 And in the time of their visita- 
tion they shall shine, and run to 
and fro like sparks among the stub- 
ble. 

8 They shall judge the nations 
and have dominion over the people, 
and their Lord shall reign forever. 

9 They that put t leir trust in 
him shall understand the truth ; and 
such as be faithful in love, shall 
abide with him : for grace and 
mercy is to his saints, and he hath 
care for his elect. 



Other selections froiii the Holy- Scriptures for +he secona, 
third and fourth months. 

Psalm cxlviii. — The Praise of Angels. 

II. Cor. v. — The House Not Made with Hands. 

Rev. xxii , 1-17. — The Heavenly Home. 

O God, our help in ages, our hope for years to come, 
we bow before thy throne to yield thee thanks for the 
revelation thou hast given us of thyself and of thy will 
and thy holy Word. Gracious art thou, O Lord, and 
merciful to the children of men. Above all, we thank 
thee for the revelation of thyself and thy dear Son, that 
by his death thou hast destroyed death, and by his ris- 
ing hast vouchsafed to us eternal life, and that he is at 
thy right hand. 

We yield thee hearty thanks for the good example of 
all thy servants in ages past, who, having finished their 

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course, now rest from their labors ; and more especially 
those taken from our side, dearly loved, and who have 
trusted in thee. And, as day by day thy saints gather 
on the other side, may our hearts surely there be fixed 
with them, where true joys are to be found. Teach us 
to practice their doctrine, imitate their example, and 
thus be united as a part of the same mystical body, by 
the bands of the same faith, and a holy hope and a 
never-ceasing charity. 

While in the world, may we seek to live more above 
the world. May we desire thy favor, study thy will, 
and in all of our actions aim at the salvation of our own 
souls and the souls of our fellow-men, so that when we 
go the way of all the earth, thy presence may go with 
us, and strengthen us, and lead us to that rest eternal 
prepared for us in the heavens ; through the merits and 
mediation of our Lord and Saviour. 

And with the saints and angels and the glorious com- 
pany around thy throne, we will ascribe all worship and 
honor and glory unto him who hath loved us and re- 
deemed us out of all the kindred of the earth, Jesus 
Christ our Lord. Amen. 

LIGHTEN our darkness, we beseech thee, O Lord ; 
and by thy great mercy defend us from all perils and 
dangers of this night ; for the love of thine only Son, our 
Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen. 

OUR Father, etc. 



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AND I heard a great voice out of 
heaven, saying, Behold, the 
tabernacle of God is with men, and 
he will dwell with them, and they 
shall be his people, and God him- 
self shall be with them, and be their 
God. 

4 And God shall wipe away all 
tears from their eyes ; and there 
shall be no more death, neither 
sorrow, nor crying, neither shall 
there be any more pain : for the 
former things are passed away. 

22 And I saw no temple therein: 
for the Lord God Almighty and the 
Lamb are the temple of it. 

23 And the city had no need of 
the sun, neither of the moon, to 
shine in it : for the glory of God 



did lighten it, and the Lamb is the 
light thereof. 

24 And the nations of them which 
are saved shall walk in the light 
of it : and the kings of the earth 
do bring their glory and honor into 
it. 

25 And the gates of it shall not 
be shut at all by day : for there 
shall be no night there. 

26 And they shall bring the glory 
and honor of the nations into it. 

27 And there shall in no wise en- 
ter into it any thing that defileth, 
neither whatsoever worketh abomi- 
nation, or maketh a lie : but they 
which are written in the Lamb's 
book of life. 



Other selections from the Holy Scriptures for the second^ 
third and fourth months. 

Psalm lxxiii., 14-28. — TRUST IN THE LORD. 
Isaiah lxiii., 7. — His LOVING KINDNESS. 
II. Cor. iv. — Things Eternal. 

HEAVENLY Father, we thy children come to offer up 
our prayer and praise to thee. May they be offerings 
well pleasing. Thy mercies are new every morning and 
fresh every evening. Great is thy faithfulness. 

For health and strength we thank thee, for the light 
of this day, for all its blessings ; but above all for the 
gift of thy dear Son, to redeem us from sin and to open 
unto us the gates of everlasting life. For his present 



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FOURTH SATURDAY MORNING. 115 

grace, his interceding love and his Spirit's power, we 
give thee thanks. For thy Church, its ministry and 
sacraments, thy holy Word, and for the examples of 
those who have departed in the true faith of thy holy 
Name, for the hope of a life to come, and the promise 
of thy coming again, we gratefully adore. 

Make us ever mindful of thy love. May we never 
fall from thee, nor be led by sorrow or adversity to 
either question thy wisdom or deny thy goodness. 
May we be willing to receive at the Lord's hands evil as 
well as good. Pity our weakness and give us strength 
against the hour of trial sure to come. 

Sickness wilt thou sanctify. While on the earth, may 
we be trained for Heaven, and come off conquerors and 
more than conquerors; through him who hath loved us, 
thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

O MERCIFUL God, who hast written thy holy Word 
for our learning, that we, through patience and comfort 
of thy holy Scriptures, might have hope ; give us a right 
understanding of ourselves, and of thy threats and 
promises ; that we may neither cast away our con- 
fidence in thee, nor place it anywhere but in thee. 
Break not the bruised reed, nor quench the smoking 
flax. Shut not up thy tender mercies in displeasure; 
but make us to hear of joy and gladness; through Jesus 
Christ our Lord. Amen. 

OUR Father, etc. 



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AND as they were eating, Jesus 
took bread, and blessed it, and 
brake it, and gave it to the disciples, 
and said, Take, eat ; this is my 
body. 

27 And he took the cup, and gave 
thanks, and gave it to them, say- 
ing, Drink ye all of it : 

28 For this is my # blood of the 
new testament, which is shed for 
many for the remission of sins. 

29 But I say unto you, I will not 
drink henceforth of this fruit of the 
vine, until that day when I drink it 



new with you in my Father's king- 
dom. 

30 And when they had sung an 
hymn, they went out into the mount 
of Olives. 

31 Then saith Jesus unto them, 
All ye shall be offended because of 
me this night : for it is written, I 
will smite the shepherd, and the 
sheep of the flock shall be scattered 
abroad. 

32 But after I am risen again, I " 
will go before you into Galilee. 



Other selections from the Holy Scriptures for the second^ 
third and fourth months. 

Psalm lxxviii. — A Table in the Wilderness. 
I. Cor. x., 1-17.— The Cup of Blessing. 
Rev. xix., 1-19. — The Marriage Supper. 

MOST merciful Lord and Heavenly Father, at the close 
of another week we come before thee to confess our 
manifold sins, and to render thee the thanks and homage 
that are thy due. Increase in us faith and devotion, and 
replenish our hearts with love. Give us zeal in service, 
humility in prosperity, patience in adversity, and joy in 
the Holy Ghost. 

Give unto us, we beseech thee, larger outpourings of 
thy grace. Knit us together more closely in the bonds 
of unity and Christian fellowship. Make us to stand out 
more distinctly as thy true children and faithful servants. 
May we have grace always to confess Christ before men. 

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FOURTH SATURDAY EVENING. 117 

And especially we beseech thee for all the members 
of our Church and congregation, as well as ourselves, 
that we may be more unworldly and make greater 
advancement in the knowledge of thy will and in thy 
true service. May we let our light so shine before men, 
that they may see our good works and glorify our 
Father which is in heaven. May men take knowledge 
of us that we have been with Jesus and have learned of 
him. Build us ever more and more, O Lord, in faith, 
hope, charity and holiness. 

To those of us who shall come to the sacrament of 
the body and blood of our Saviour on thy holy day, 
grant us grace to approach that heavenly banquet, in the 
marriage garment of sincere repentance, that we may 
draw near with faith, not trusting in our own right- 
eousness, but in thy manifold and great mercy. May 
we perfect our work of preparation by praying for 
each other, by devout attention to the solemn services 
of thy Church, and by careful hearing of thy blessed 
Word, and thus finally take thy holy sacrament to our 
comfort, and be filled with thy grace and heavenly 
benediction ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen, 

O GOD, pardon what we have been, sanctify what we 
are, and order what we shall be : that thine may be the 
glory, and ours the salvation ; through Jesus Christ our 
Lord. Amen. 

OUR Father, etc. 



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Special jprayera. 



FOR PASTORS. 

MOST gracious God, the giver of all good and perfect gifts, who, of 
thy wise providence has appointed divers Orders in thy Church; give thy 
grace, we beseech thee, to thy servant, to whom the charge of our congre- 
gation is committed ; and so replenish him with the truth of thy«doctrine, 
and endue him with innocency of life, that he may faithfully serve before 
thee, to the glory of thy great Name, and the benefit of thy holy Church ; 
through Jesus Christ our only Mediator and Redeemer. Amen. 

FOR CHURCH OFFICERS. 

O HOLY Jesus, who has purchased to thyself an universal Church, and 
hast promised to be with thy Church to the end of the world ; be gra- 
ciously pleased to bless those appointed to serve thee in thy Church — ihe 
officers of this Parish, the superintendent and teachers of our Sunday- 
school. May the words of their mouths and the meditation of their 
hearts be always acceptable in thy sight, O Lord, our strength and our 
Redeemer. Amen. 

FOR CHILDREN. 

O GOD, Holy Ghost, Sanctifier of the faithful, visit, we pray thee, all 
the children (of this family and) of our Sunday-school with thy love and 
favor ; enlighten their minds more and more with the light of the ever- 
lasting Gospel ; graft in their hearts a love for the truth ; increase in 
them true religion ; nourish them with all goodness ; and of thy great 
mercy keep them in the same, O blessed Spirit, whom with the Father 
and the Son together we worship and glorify as one God, world without 
end. Amen. 

FOR TEACHERS. 

O Lord, my God ! I am not worthy that thou shouldst come under my 
roof ; yet thou hast honored me, thy servant, with appointing me to 
stand in thy house, and to serve thee in thy Holy Temple. To thee and 
to thy service I devote myself, soul, body and spirit, with all their pow- 
ers and faculties. Fill my memory with the words of thy law ; enlighten 
my understanding with the illumination of the Holy Ghost ; and may all 
the wishes and desires of my will centre in what thou hast commanded. 
And to make me instrumental in promoting the salvation of those 
who are committed to my charge, grant that I myself may be taught 
of thee, and that I, by my life and doctrine, may set forth thy true and 
lively Word. Be ever with me in the performance of all duties ; in prayer, 
to quicken my devotion ; in praises, to heighten my love and gratitude ; 
and in teaching, to give a readiness of thought and expression suitable to 
the clearness and excellency of thy holy Word. Grant this for the sake 
of Jesus Christ, thy Son our Saviour. Amen. 

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SPECIAL PRAYERS. 



GRACE BEFORE MEALS. 

Bless, heavenly Father, this food to our use, and ourselves to thy 
service ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen, 

Accept, Lord, our thanks for thy mercies. Bless this provision of thy 
bounty. Feed our souls with the bread of life : and grant that we may 
sit with thee at thy table in thy kingdom ; for thine own Name's sake. 
Amen. 

PRAYER UPON ENTERING CHURCH. 

O Lord, help me to worship thee in spirit and in truth. Make me at- 
tentive to thy Word, and bless my soul for my Redeemer's sake. Amen. 

Open thou, O Lord, my lips to praise thee; drive from my heart evil 
affections and from my mind wandering thoughts, that with devotion I 
may join in this service, and so glorify thee on earth as to be heard by 
thee in heaven ; through Jesus Christ thy Son. Amen. 

FOR A BLESSING ON PUBLIC WORSHIP. 

Almighty God, accept, we beseech thee, the prayers of thy Church 
that shall be offered up on this day. Bless the preaching of thy Word, 
and thy holy sacraments, and may we receive thy blessing to our comfort 
and peace ; through thy blessed Son, our Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen* 

UPON LEAVING CHURCH. 

O Lord, forgive all my sins, and bless the services in which I have 
been engaged, to my spiritual and everlasting good; through Jesus Christ 
our Lord. Amen. 

FOR THE UNITY OF GOD'S PEOPLE. 

O God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, our only Saviour, the 
Prince of Peace ; take away all pride, self-sufficiency and prejudice, and 
whatsoever else may hinder us from godly union and concord ; that, as 
there is but one Body, and one Spirit, and one hope of our calling, one 
Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of us all, so we may 
all be of one heart, and of one soul, united in one holy bond of truth and 
peace, of faith and charity, and may with one mind and one mouth 
glorify thee ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 



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